Examiners’ personality and effectiveness of conveyor belt system of marking: a case study of Uganda National Examinations Board

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2015-11
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Kampala International University , College of Education, Open & Distance Learning
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The study established the effect of UNEB examiners’ personality on effectiveness of conveyor belt system of marking in Uganda. The study was guided by three specific objectives, that included i) to examine the effect of UNEB examiners’ attitudes on effectiveness of conveyor belt system of marking in Uganda; ii) to establish the effect of UNEB examiners’ values on effectiveness of conveyor belt system of marking in Uganda and (iii) to assess the effect of UNEB examiners’ beliefs on effectiveness of conveyor belt system of marking in Uganda. This research used a descriptive correlational research design to describe the effect of UNEB examiners’ personality on effectiveness of conveyor belt system of marking in Uganda. The study used a research population of 261 and a sample size of 177. The findings indicated that there exists a positive and significant relationship between UNEB examiners’ attitudes and effectiveness of conveyor belt system of marking in Uganda, which implied that positive UNEB examiners’ attitudes increases the of effectiveness of conveyor belt system of marking in, Uganda, and negative UNEB examiners’ attitudes reduce it, the findings revealed that there is a significant relationship between UNEB examiners’ values and effectiveness of conveyor belt system of marking in Uganda, and this implied that good UNEB examiners’ values significantly increases the effectiveness of conveyor belt system of marking in Uganda, the findings proved a positive significant relationship between UNEB examiners’ beliefs and effectiveness of conveyor belt system of marking in Uganda, this therefore implies that favorable UNEB examiners’ beliefs can improve on the effectiveness of conveyor belt system of marking and unfavorable examiners’ beliefs reduce it. The researcher concluded that; positive UNEB examiners’ attitudes increases the of effectiveness of conveyor belt system of marking in, Uganda, and negative UNEB examiners’ attitudes reduce it, the researcher also concluded that good UNEB examiners’ values significantly increases the effectiveness of conveyor belt system of marking in Uganda, and lastly; that favorable UNEB examiners’ beliefs can improve on the effectiveness of conveyor belt system of marking and unfavorable examiners’ beliefs reduce it. Also the researcher concluded that UNEB examiners’ personality significantly affects the effectiveness of conveyor belt system of marking in Uganda, and their attitude accounted for the biggest influence on effectiveness of conveyor belt system of marking in Uganda. The researcher recommended that; UNEB should put in place strategies such as bonus payments who ever completes marking the exams before the set time, this will help to make sure that all members in a conveyor belt system of marking have the same marking speed, hence improving on the effectiveness of the CBS of marking, UNEB should train the examiners about other marking systems or techniques, this will help them believe that using a CBS of marking is not the only best way of marking exams, UNEB should always organize orientations specifically for new markers by team leaders, and this will help to provide Guidance to the new markers, UNEB should always to put regulations governing the examiners’ arrival in the marking room, this will help to solve the problem of coming late, and will make the examiners in a centre all report on time for marking. UNEB should put in place penalties in case of any work found in a script ~in marked by the examiners; this will help to reduce on the work in a script which is left unmarked by examiner while using CBS, hence improving the effectiveness of the conveyor belt system of marking, UNEB should reduce on the costs of marking by employing only productive and not expensive examiners during marking of exams.
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A Thesis report Presented to the School of Post Graduate Studies and Research Kampala International University Kampala – Uganda in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree in Master of Education Management and Administration
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Examiners’ personality, Belt system
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