The Comparison and Contrast of Higher Education Entrance Examination System in China and Nigeria; Lecturers’ Perspective.

Abstract

This research is finance by: China National Education Science Planning on the general Project “Study on Synergy Effect of Incentive Policy For Primary and Secondary School Teachers”.

Abstract

Literatures were reviewed based on the study with classical test theory (CTT). Purposive sampling technique was used to select University of Ibadan in Nigeria and Beijing Normal University in China while snowball sampling approach was used to select one hundred and twenty-two (122) lecturers in Beijing Normal University in China and 100 (one hundred) lecturers in University of Ibadan in Nigeria making a total of 222 (two hundred and twenty-two) respondents (lecturers) in both countries. Three objectives were generated for this study. Descriptive statistics of frequency counts was used in analysing the results. The findings revealed that lecturers’ perspective of Gaokao was that there should be another screening exercise for students after passing Gaokao. The findings also showed lecturers’ perspective of Waec/Utme was that the presence of Post-UTME screening exercise for students after passing UTME was the best. The paper recommended that Chinese government should embark on programmes that will reorientate Chinese students on all examinations especially university entrance examination Gaokao. Nigerian government should allow score obtained in the UTME to be used for admission for more than one year.

Keywords: Higher education entrance examination, lecturers’ perspective, Chinese Gaokao, Nigeria Waec/Utme, China and Nigeria education system.

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/10-11-03

Publication date: April 30^th 2019