WAEC Failure: Fashola proffers review of curriculum, teaching methods

Lagos state governor, Babatunde Fashola on Friday said the adoption of more exciting teaching methods in schools would enhance performance in the West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

The governor spoke at the opening of a three-day retreat in Lagos for the State Executive Council and Permanent Secretaries.

He noted that the use of teaching methods that were not appealing to students was one of the major causes of mass failure.

According to him, the present generation of students wants learning to be fun and so, will learn better with exciting teaching methods and tools like computers.


Fashola also canvassed for the comprehensive review of schools’ curriculum, to include more practical lessons to stimulate learning.

It would be recalled that only 32 per cent of candidates who sat for the 2014 WASSCE made five credits in five subjects including English and Mathematics.

“Performance in WASSCE can be improved with better teaching methods. We need to understand that the present generation of students does things more online and less with paper.

“We need to teach our students in line with these realities. We need to employ methods that they find appealing and would make them learn better,” he said.

The governor said the state had recorded impressive results in the WASSCE in the past few years, attributing the improved performance to the provision of improved teaching and learning infrastructure.

He said that the 2014 result for the state was still being awaited and expressed the hope that it would be better than the one recorded in 2013.

Fashola said the retreat was organised to review government`s performance and strategise for better service delivery.

He said that the budget performance had been impressive so far and the government would continue to do its best to raise the level of development in the state.

Culled from www.pmnewsnigeria.com