ABSTRACT
This research work was carried out to establish the influence of accreditation exercise on academic standard in colleges of education in North-west Geo-political zone, Nigeria. The general objective of this study is to determine the influence of National Commission for Colleges of Education accreditation exercises on academic standard in Colleges of Education in North-west Geo-political Zone, Nigeria. The researcher raised four research objectives, four research questions and four null hypotheses. The survey research designed was employed. The population for the study consisted of 3,577 academic staff and 30,202 NCE III students across the zone. The data were collected by the researcher through the administering of questionnaire from the sampled lecturers and students. The collection of data was done through personal administration and employment of trained research assistants in each respective College of Education. The researcher used four weeks for collecting the data. Based on the major findings the NCCE accreditation exercises had significant influence on quality of instruction in colleges of education in north-west geo-political zone, Nigeria and the NCCE accreditation exercise had significance influence on physical quality of facilities in Colleges of Education in North-west Geo-political Zone Nigeria, NCCE accreditation exercise had significant influence on quality of instructors and facilities in colleges of education in North-west Geo-political Zone Nigeria and NCCE accreditation exercise had significant influence on delivery of curriculum content in colleges of education in North-west Geo-political Zone Nigeria. On the basis of the findings the researcher concludes that the exercise is not making serious influence on quality of instruction, physical quality of facilities, quality of instruction and facilities and delivery of curriculum content in Colleges of Education in North-west Geo-political Zone, Nigeria. The researcher made four recommendations among them is that, NCCE should fine more appropriate instrument that will ensure growth passages of quality education to the recipients and the NCCE accreditation visit on academic programmes should be done after every two years instead of the normal five years.