Education
Slight improvement in UCE but cheating still serious vice
Maria Nyamukuru, of Mt. St. Mary’s Namagunga, Joan Asiimwe and Monica Nyakato from St Mary’s Kitende were some of the best performing students in the 2009 UCE examinations. PHOTO BY YUSUF MUZIRANSA
Posted Friday, February 5 2010 at 00:00
In Summary
Uneb officials however said in their 2009 examinations survey, they found out that in rural and private schools, Science teachers were working part-time in many schools.
Nullified results
Last year’s examinations also registered improvements in distinctions 1 and 2 in subjects like History, from 6.2 per cent to 8.9 per cent, Mathematics from 2.4 per cent to 3.2percent.
And although there was a notable drop in the number of malpractices, a total of 1,240 candidates’ results were nullified as a result of many forms of malpractices that ranged from external assistance rendered to the students either by their teachers or other persons in the examination rooms. “There was also connivance, and smuggling of un-authorised materials in the examination rooms,” Mr Bukenya said.
He also said cases of external assistance constituted the largest number with nearly 90 per cent of all cases although collusion was also noted among the 2009 exam candidates.
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