Utilization of Financial Resources for Administration of Internal Examination in Public Secondary Schools in Ebonyi State

Abstract

This study focused on Assessment of Utilization of Financial Resources for Administration of Internal Examination in Public Secondary Schools in Ebonyi State. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The study employed a descriptive survey research design and population of the study was two hundred and twenty-six (226) principals and four thousand one hundred and fifty-seven (4,157) teachers from all the 226 public secondary schools in Ebonyi State. Instrument used for data collection titled “Financial Resources Utilization Questionnaire (FRUQ)” was developed by the researchers and validated by three experts. The reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach alpha which yielded a coefficient index of 0.78. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation for all research questions while t-test was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level of significance. The findings of the study revealed among others that limited financial resources provided for the administration of internal examination in secondary schools are utilized to a high extent. The implication of the study is that it will help to clear the misconception between the principals and teachers on the issue of diversion of funds made available for administration of examination and other school activities. Based on the findings, the researcher recommended that school administrators should enhance their school’s source of internal generated revenue for regular procurement of examination materials and adequate provision of physical facilities during in examination in secondary schools in Ebonyi State.