Sequel to a previous article on reasons why students have carryover in academic courses, AHMED IYANDA writes on tips for students to avoid scoring low grades in their academic lives. People tend to associate low grades with failure. The perception of a…
Ahmed Iyanda identifies the causes of carryovers in tertiary institutions while disputing the notion of linking it to laziness. Carryover is simply the act of re-taking a failed course or subject in the next subsequent semester. Carryover is often linked to lazy…
The Lagos State government has expressed optimism that the usage of Yoruba language in schools will boost the academic performance of students. It said this to add more voice to the implementation of the Yoruba Language Preservation and Promotion Law in the…
The dream of every candidate writing the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examination Council (NECO) is to pass the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) once and for all. However, it is not possible to pass WAEC or NECO without…
Discrimination is not alien to the academic setting. People have lost opportunities on account of discrimination against a segment of their identity. Today is the Zero Discrimination Day, according to the United Nations (UN) observance. It is aimed at promoting equality before…
Academic excellence implies doing well in scholastic activities. It has been identified with having high grades/scores in any academic endeavour but the fact is that it goes beyond that. Good grades, on the other hand, means scoring way above average in an…
People with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree are said to have attained of the highest pedestal in their academic careers. But what if one does not achieve that as an octogenarian? Would you say it is too late to achieve it…
