Examiners’ Personality And Effectiveness Of Conveyor Belt System Of Marking: A Case Study Of Uganda National Examinations Board

ABSTRACT 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 ~inmarked 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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION A~

DECLARATION B~ii

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv

ABSTRACT v

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS x

CHAPTERONE 1

INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 Background of the Study 1

1.1.1 Historical Perspective 1

1.1.3 Conceptual perspective 3

1.2 Statement of the Problem 7

1.3 Purpose of the Study 8

1.4 Objectives of the Study 8

1.4.1 General Objective 8

1.4.2 Specific Objectives 8

1.5 Research Questions 8

1.6 Hypothesis 8

1.7 Scope of the study 9

1.7.1 Geographical scope 9

1.7.2 Theoretical scope 9

1.7.4Timescope 9

1.8 Significance of the study 10

1.9 Definition of key terms 10

CHAPTER TWO 11

LITERATURE REVIEW 11

2.0 Introduction .11

2.1 Theoretical frame work .11

2.2 Conceptual Framework 12

2.3 Literature review 13

CHAPTER THREE 22

METHODOLOGY 22

3.0 Introduction 22

3.1 Research Design 22

3.3 Sample Size 23

3.4 Sampling Procedure 23

3.5 Research Instruments 24

3.6 Validity and Reliability of Research Instruments 24

3.7 Data Gathering Procedure 25

3.8 Data Analysis 25

3.9 Ethical considerations 26

3.10 Limitations of the study 27

CHAPTER FOUR 28

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS 28

4.0 Introduction 28

4.1 Profile of respondents 28

4.7 Regression Analysis 39

CHAPTER FIVE 40

DISCUSSIONS, CONLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 40

5.0 Introduction 40

5.1 Discussions 40

5.2Conclusions. 44

5.3 Recommendation 45

5.4 Areas for further research 46

REFERENCES 47

APPENDICES 50

APPENDIX I 50

RESEARCH INSTRUMENT: QUESTIONNAIRE 50

APPENDIX II: INTERVIEW GUIDE 53