THE TEACHER AND RE-BRANDING NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT (C, A) AND SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMNATION (SSCE) ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS OF GOVERNMENT SCIENCE SCHOOL LAFIA, NASARAWA STATE

Kyari S. Steven

Department of Basic Sciences

College of Agriculture, Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT

Corruption robs nations of their potentials. Corruption in large-scale public project is a daunting obstacle to sustainable development and results in a major loss of public funds needed for education, health care and poverty alleviation both in developed and developing countries. Who is involved? Most often it is directed to political and administrative class citizens. The political and administrative class are product of school system that passes through teacher’s evaluation. Was the conduct of C.A fair in schools? Does it give a true reflection of student credibility? Achieving in C.A, does it subsequent means achieving in external examination? Are teachers corrupt in award of scores for C.A? This is the manifestation in political and administrative class accuse of corruption today. Teachers are also guilty since there is a reciprocal relationship between C.A and SSCE achievement of students.