May 22, 2015 : Oyetunji Abioye
Skye
Bank Plc says it has partnered three organisations to improve the
mathematics understanding and outcomes in the West African School
Certificate, National Examination Council, General Certificate in
Education, and the Universities Matriculation Examinations for junior
and senior secondary school students in the country.
The bank, along with Dragnet Solutions
Limited, Upperlink and Mutual Benefits Assurance Limited, is powering an
online solution where students can practise mathematics online and
monitor their performance over time and ultimately schedule themselves
to compete against other students.
The online solution, known as Naija
Mathematics Olympiad, is a response to the high prevalence of failure in
mathematics among students, while its study has remained a challenge
because of the phobia for figures by students, according to a statement
by the lender.
The
statement quoted the Director of Naija Mathematics Olympiad, Mr. Andy
Akhigbe, as saying that the solution was a response to the fact that
without a good foundation in mathematics, Nigerian students would not be
able to compete effectively in the digital age.
He said the new model would allow
students to test, practise and reward themselves, while continuously
assessing themselves as they progress in the study and understanding of
mathematics.
The Branch Manager, Adeola Hopewell,
Skye Bank Plc, Mr. Dipo Osodi, said the bank was happy to associate with
the scheme as it would provide new ways of learning and understanding
Mathematics.
Osodi said the bank would serve as the
collection bank to the scheme as students subscribing to the solution
would be required to pay an access fee which should allow them to remain
on the platform for one academic session.
The Managing Director, Dragnet
Solutions, Mr. Baba Ikhazobo, said his organisation’s experience in
conducting tests and recruitment for companies had placed it in a better
position to know the challenge young Nigerians faced in numerate
assignments.
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