Vol. 15 No. 1 (2016): Nigeria Journal of Educational Research and Evaluation

At the last national conference of the association held at the University of Ibadan, it
was announced that three new additional journals will be published by the
association. The journals are: Journal of Educational Research and Development with
Dr. Adams Onuka of University of Ibadan as the chief editor, Journal of Evaluation
with Dr, Henry Owolabi of University of Illorin as the chief editor and Journal of
Education with Professor Christiana Ugodulunwa of University of Jos as the chief
editor. Each journal is independent but all publications will be drawn from papers
presented at the national conference. This is a welcome development as members will
now have a higher probability of having their papers published after peer review and
necessary editing.

In this 15
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Vol. 1, No. 1, 2016 edition, 22 well researched papers are published that
span through the main and sub-themes of the conference. Some of the publications
include the use of CBT and IRT in our schools which are quite illuminating. Also
topics on statistical soft wares available for use in statistical analysis are highly
commendable and good for those who are not properly grounded in the application of
statistics in analysis. Papers on soft skills as correlates of academic achievement,
differential item functioning technique for detection of item bias, rubric training as
classroom assessment technique and others will make interesting read.

We hope the papers in this volume will create an avenue for further discussions as
they relate to assessment in our schools. We have continued to face challenges in
discharging our responsibilities because of some lapses we identified in Vol. 14. For
purposes of emphasis let us restate some of those challenges: adhering to the
publication guidelines, paying attention to statistical analysis of data, choosing topics
within the theme and sub themes of the conference, and including complete contact
information (e-mail and telephone number) .