Felix Amarachi - Now that we are done blaming students for the...

2025-05-12 15:46:46

Now that we are done blaming students for the poor performance in JAMB, can we now ask JAMB what kind of questions they are setting? Are the questions meant to test the students’ potential for success and preparedness for higher learning, or are they simply traps? I made a video the last time where I stated that the Nigerian education system is out to get you. Everything is a trap. Considering the age of candidates who sit the UTME, the difficulty level of the exam should be intermediate.

I am asking because it is the job of teachers to look out for their learners. It is the job of teachers to speak out for their students when external exam bodies try to intimidate them. And sometimes, those setting the questions are not even aware that wanting to make the exam so difficult is not in the best interest of anyone. They do it because that’s the culture they have inherited—the mindset of “I’ll get you.” It doesn’t help anyone. I’ve seen students crying, insisting that they prepared. I have also witnessed this situation over and over. Students will prepare. Exam questions will be entirely abstract. Why? What are you testing for? Are professional evaluation tools used when exam questions are selected? Are the questions designed to be passed?

If you set an exam and over half of the candidates failed, then you should be worried. You truly should. If students who scored over 200 during the mock exams ended up below 150 in the actual exam, then there’s a disconnect somewhere. It means that the mock exam and the actual exam were testing different things—and probably different learners. Why make the questions so abstract? Why is the curriculum, in fact, still abstract? Are students studying for another planet? Any education that does not reflect practical knowledge is always going to produce learners who are disinterested.

Again, what kind of questions did JAMB set, and what are they testing for?

Now that we are done blaming students for the poor performance in JAMB, can we now ask JAMB what kind of questions they are setting? Are the questions meant to test the students’ potential for success and preparedness for higher learning, or are they simply traps? I made a video the last time where I stated that the Nigerian education system is out to get you. Everything is a trap. Considering the age of candidates who sit the UTME, the difficulty level of the exam should be intermediate. I am asking because it is the job of teachers to look out for their learners. It is the job of teachers to speak out for their students when external exam bodies try to intimidate them. And sometimes, those setting the questions are not even aware that wanting to make the exam so difficult is not in the best interest of anyone. They do it because that’s the culture they have inherited—the mindset of “I’ll get you.” It doesn’t help anyone. I’ve seen students crying, insisting that they prepared. I have also witnessed this situation over and over. Students will prepare. Exam questions will be entirely abstract. Why? What are you testing for? Are professional evaluation tools used when exam questions are selected? Are the questions designed to be passed? If you set an exam and over half of the candidates failed, then you should be worried. You truly should. If students who scored over 200 during the mock exams ended up below 150 in the actual exam, then there’s a disconnect somewhere. It means that the mock exam and the actual exam were testing different things—and probably different learners. Why make the questions so abstract? Why is the curriculum, in fact, still abstract? Are students studying for another planet? Any education that does not reflect practical knowledge is always going to produce learners who are disinterested. Again, what kind of questions did JAMB set, and what are they testing for?

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