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The West African Examinations Council has announced the
introduction of 39 new subjects in its examinations.
The Council’s Acting Head, Test Development Division, Mrs.
Olayinka Ajibade, who announced this, said the new subjects would commence in
this year’s May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination.
Ajibade said this while delivering a paper titled “The New
Senior Secondary Education Curriculum in Nigeria: Implications for Assessment”
at the council’s monthly seminar in Lagos on Friday.
The fresh initiative, she said, was in accordance with the
Nigerian Education Research and Development Council’s new secondary school
curriculum.
The NERDC is the body responsible for reviewing primary and
secondary schools’ curricula in the country.
She said, “The implementation of the new SSCE curricula began in
September 2011, meaning that the maiden public examinations based on the new/
revised curricula are expected to be held in May/ June 2014.
“Each WASSCE syllabus is derived from the senior secondary
education curriculum. In addition to the 39 new subjects for which NERDC
engaged in curriculum development, curriculum review was also carried out for
35 existing subjects.”
In the new curriculum, four new subjects- Computer Studies,
Insurance, Store Management and Office Practice- are in the electives category,
while the remaining 35 subjects are in the Trades category.
Among subjects in the trade category are Painting and
Decorating, Photography, Salesmanship, Plumbing and Pipe Fitting, and
Upholstery.
Ajibade added that under the fresh directive, students would be
required to take four core subjects, comprising English Language, General
Mathematics, Civic Education and Trade/ Entrepreneurial Studies.
The candidates, she added, would be required to choose three or
four subjects from Humanities, Science, Technology and Business Studies
depending on their potential and interest.
Ajibade, while unveiling this, noted however that the new
directive would face some challenges.
She identified inadequate teachers, appalling state of
facilities in schools and large class size as some of the challenges that would
likely beset the initiative.
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