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VOL. 11, ISSUE 2 (2026)
Assessment of Senior Secondary School students’ preparedness and challenges for Mathematics E-examination in Ebonyi State
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Onele Theophilus Ikechukwu, Egbe Irene Ogochukwu, Anugwo Margaret Ndidiamaka, Okpube Nnaemeka Michael
Abstract
The study assessed Senior Secondary School Students’ Preparedness and
Challenges for Mathematics E-examination Ebonyi State. Two (2) research
questions and two (2) null hypotheses guided the study. The population of the
study was the entire SS III Students (2025 set) from all the two hundred and
thirty-three (233) public secondary schools in Ebonyi state, comprising twelve
thousand one hundred and sixty-three (12,163) students. A
total of three hundred and fifty-two (352) students, comprising one hundred and
eighty-one (181) males and one hundred and seventy-one (171) females were used
as sample for this study. The instruments for data collection were the
Ebonyi State unified Mock Examination (EB-UME) on mathematics. The EB-UME and a
questionnaire on the challenges facing students’ preparedness for mathematics
e-examination. The internal consistency of the questionnaire was ensured using
Cronbach Alpha estimate and it yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.83. The
data collected were analyzed using mean, and standard deviation for the
research questions and t-test for the hypotheses at an alpha level of 0.05. The
findings of the study showed that there was significant difference in the mean
preparedness of science and non-science students for mathematics E-examination.
In addition, some of the challenges constraining students in public secondary
schools in Ebonyi State from preparing well for e-examination include,
inadequate number of computers, lack or no power supply, among others. It was
recommended among others that local, state and federal government should
encourage and sponsor in-service training workshops and seminars for teachers
so as to assist them update their knowledge, skills, attitude and new ideas on
newly developed software on E-examination.
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Pages:32-37
How to cite this article:
Onele Theophilus Ikechukwu, Egbe Irene Ogochukwu, Anugwo Margaret Ndidiamaka, Okpube Nnaemeka Michael "Assessment of Senior Secondary School students’ preparedness and challenges for Mathematics E-examination in Ebonyi State". International Journal of Advanced Education and Research, Vol 11, Issue 2, 2026, Pages 32-37
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