Dr. (Mrs.) Dorcas Sola Daramola

Reader

Social Sciences Education

Department: Social Sciences Education
Email: olatunji.ds@unilorin.edu.ng
Office: Room 35, 1st Floor, Faculty of Education Building, University of Ilorin
Research/Teaching: Educational Research, Measurement and Evaluation/ Psychometrics, programme evaluation and teaching-learning improvement.

Dorcas Sola DARAMOLA holds a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Educational Research, Measurement and Evaluation from the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. She is a teacher and a trainer, her research interest is in psychometrics, programme evaluation and teaching-learning improvement. Dorcas is currently a Reader in the Department of Social Sciences Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, she is actively engaged in teaching courses in her specialization at undergraduates and postgraduate levels. She is the Postgraduate coordinator of her department since the year 2024 till date. Dorcas belongs to a number of Academic and Professional bodies which includes Association of Evaluators and Researchers of Nigeria where she serves as Financial Secretary in the year 2019-2023, Nigerian Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation, and Competence Building Systems, American Educational Research Association, Association of Behavioural Research Analysts and Psychometricians, Association of Computer Adaptive Testing in Africa and Teacher’s Registration Council of Nigeria.

Qualifications

Ph.D. Educational Research, Measurement & Evaluation
M.Ed. Measurement & Evaluation
B.Ed. Educational Guidance and Counselling

Professional Affiliations

Member, Association of Educational Researchers and Evaluators of Nigeria, (ASSEREN)
Member, Association of Computerised Adaptive Testing in Africa (ACATA)
Member, Association of Behavioural Research Analysts and Psychometricians (AB-REAP)
Member, National Association of Women Academics (NAWACS)
Association of Behavioural Research Analysts and Psychometricians of Nigeria (AB-REAP)

Undergraduate Teaching

SSE 124- The Structure and Characteristics of Man’s Place
SSE 211- Social Studies and the Social Sciences
SSE 222- Socio-Economic Structure of Nigeria
SSE 321- Nationalism and Patriotism in Nigeria
EDU 212- Introduction to Educational Measurement and Evaluation
EDU 316- Research Methods & Statistics in Education
PES 303- Evaluation of Achievement in Nursery & Primary Education

Postgraduate Teaching

RME 801- Research Methods in Education
RME 802- Experimental Research Design
RME 803- Statistical Methods in Educational Research
RME 804- Tests Administration and Interpretation
RME 805- Educational Measurement and Test Construction
RME 810- Graduate Seminar in Educational Measurement & Evaluation
RME 811- Qualitative Research
RME 901- Advanced Research Methods in Education
RME 902- Advanced Statistical Methods in Education

Research Interests

Research in Psychometrics and Evaluation

Links to Publications

Get in Touch

For enquiries or collaborations, please use the contact details below.

Email

olatunji.ds@unilorin.edu.ng

Office Address

Room 35, 1st Floor, Faculty of Education Building, University of Ilorin

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