Analysis of Candidates' performance in UTME and Post-UTME in University of Ibadan.

What is it about?

A major criterion for determining the eligibility of candidates for admission into Nigerian Universities was their performance in UTME and post UTME before the scrap of the Post UTME in 2016. The study aimed at investigating the performance students in UTME conducted by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the Post UTME conducted by the University of Ibadan from 2012/2013 to 2015/2016 with emphasis on gender and age-group performance in the two examinations.

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Why is it important?

The data collected in this study were analysed using descriptive statistics, independent sample t test and Person Product Moment Correlation Coefficient r. The results for male and female respectively showed that more male candidates were admitted compared to their female counterpart in each academic session except the 2012/2013 session that had higher female enrollment. More than 80% of the students were in the 16-20 age group. The independent t- test, for UTME and Post UTME respectively, showed that the males had higher mean scores than females and these mean scores were significant in all sessions except in the 2015/2016 session. Moreover, the PPMCC r was 0.306, -0.351, 0.456 and 0.641for 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 respectively. The progressive and significant positive increase in the value of r in all the sessions except the 2013/2014 academic session suggested tacit support for the scrapping of the Post UTME in the Nigerian University system.

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