He was born in Igboho, Oyo State, Nigeria. He attended Wesley College, Ibadan where he received the Teacher Grade II Certificate Examinations (TC II) in 1964. He later attended Adeyemi College of Education where he obtained the Nigeria Certificate in Education (N.C. E) in 1968. He proceeded to the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University for a Bachelor of Science (B.sc) degree in education in 1973 and a Master of Education (M. Ed) in 1975. He later proceeded to Cornell University, Ithaca, New York where he received a Ph. D degree in Educational measurement in 1978. He became a Professor of Tests and Measurement in October 1986.[2][3][4] He began his career as a secondary school teacher in 1965 at Laogun Methodist Grammar School. He left to Ibada Iseyin District Grammar School, Iseyin in 1970 and later College of Advanced Studies, Kano in 1975. He joined the services of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in 1973 and was appointed a Director of Institute of Education in the same university in 1984, a tenure that ended in 1990.[5] He is the first Nigerian Professor of Tests and Measurement. In 1990, he was appointed as the Director of Monitoring and Evaluation, National Primary Education Commission (NPEC), a tenure that elapsed in 1991. In 1991 he was appointed as the Director and Consultant at Centre for Educational Measurement (CEM), Federal Ministry of Education.[6] After his tenure in 1992, he was appointed as the Registrar of the National Board for Educational Measurement, NBEM. He held this position for 7 years (1992 – 1999). Shortly after his tenure as of the National Board for Educational Measurement (NBEM) in 1999, he was appointed as the Registrar of National Examination Council, NECO.[7] He held this position for 8 years (1999 – 2007). After his tenure in 2007, he was appointed as Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, a position he held for 5 years (2007-2012) and was reappointed on 10 April 2012.[8]
Professional associationedit
President of the International Association for Educational Assessment, IAEA.
Vice president of the Association for Educational Assessment in Africa, AEAA.
Member of the Nigerian Psychological Association, NPA
Member of the Educational Studies Association of Nigeria.
dibu, ojerinde, nigerian, professor, tests, measurement, educational, administrator, former, registrar, joint, admissions, matriculation, board, jamb, former, registrar, joint, admissions, matriculation, board, jambin, office, april, 2012, august, 2016succeede. Dibu Ojerinde is a Nigerian professor of Tests and Measurement educational administrator and a former Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board JAMB 1 Dibu OjerindeFormer Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board JAMBIn office 10 April 2012 1 August 2016Succeeded byIs haq OloyedeRegistrar of National Examination Council NECOIn office 1999 2007Registrar of National Board for Educational Measurement NBEMPersonal detailsBornOyo State NigeriaPolitical partyNon Partisan Contents 1 Life and career 2 Professional association 3 See also 4 ReferencesLife and career editHe was born in Igboho Oyo State Nigeria He attended Wesley College Ibadan where he received the Teacher Grade II Certificate Examinations TC II in 1964 He later attended Adeyemi College of Education where he obtained the Nigeria Certificate in Education N C E in 1968 He proceeded to the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University for a Bachelor of Science B sc degree in education in 1973 and a Master of Education M Ed in 1975 He later proceeded to Cornell University Ithaca New York where he received a Ph D degree in Educational measurement in 1978 He became a Professor of Tests and Measurement in October 1986 2 3 4 He began his career as a secondary school teacher in 1965 at Laogun Methodist Grammar School He left to Ibada Iseyin District Grammar School Iseyin in 1970 and later College of Advanced Studies Kano in 1975 He joined the services of Obafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife in 1973 and was appointed a Director of Institute of Education in the same university in 1984 a tenure that ended in 1990 5 He is the first Nigerian Professor of Tests and Measurement In 1990 he was appointed as the Director of Monitoring and Evaluation National Primary Education Commission NPEC a tenure that elapsed in 1991 In 1991 he was appointed as the Director and Consultant at Centre for Educational Measurement CEM Federal Ministry of Education 6 After his tenure in 1992 he was appointed as the Registrar of the National Board for Educational Measurement NBEM He held this position for 7 years 1992 1999 Shortly after his tenure as of the National Board for Educational Measurement NBEM in 1999 he was appointed as the Registrar of National Examination Council NECO 7 He held this position for 8 years 1999 2007 After his tenure in 2007 he was appointed as Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board JAMB a position he held for 5 years 2007 2012 and was reappointed on 10 April 2012 8 Professional association editPresident of the International Association for Educational Assessment IAEA Vice president of the Association for Educational Assessment in Africa AEAA Member of the Nigerian Psychological Association NPA Member of the Educational Studies Association of Nigeria See also editJoint Admissions and Matriculation Board JAMBReferences edit Varsities set irrelevant post UTME questions and blame candidates for failing Prof Dibu Ojerinde JAMB boss The Punch Nigeria s Most Widely Read Newspaper Archived from the original on 2014 12 13 Prof Dibu Ojerinde P M NEWS Nigeria pmnewsnigeria com Adetutu Audu By 2015 JAMB will only use e testing The Nation Eloti tV Encomium as ACE celebrates golden jubilee elotitv com Archived from the original on 2014 12 09 Retrieved 2014 12 09 Ojerinde re appointed JAMB registrar Vanguard News VNTI FEW THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT JAMB REGISTRAR PROF DIBU OJERINDE VNTI Archived from the original on 2014 12 14 Retrieved 2014 12 09 EXPOSED The Amazing Wealth of JAMB Registrar Prof Dibu Ojerinde How his 2nd Marriage Crumbled osundefender org Archived from the original on 2014 12 10 Ojerinde Appointed JAMB Registrar tmcnet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dibu Ojerinde amp oldid 1187682099, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
