Dr Sylvia Ovat was employed as a teacher after her national service at Hillcrest High School, Calabar (1998 – 2000). Thereafter, she joined the services of the Cross River State Technical Education Board (2000 – 2014) as Mathematics and Further Mathematics teacher. She was latter employed by University of Calabar in 2014 as an Assistant Lecturer in then Department Educational Foundations, Guidance and Counselling. Sylvia Victor Ovat started her early education at Girls Primary School (convent), Efut Abua, Calabar, (1977 – 1983). Her secondary education began at Cornelia Connelly College, Uyo (1983 – 1989) and she, successfully completed her Secondary education at Government Secondary School, Creek Town, Odukpani in Cross River State, obtaining the Senior Secondary School certificate (1990). She attended the then Polytechnic, Calabar (now Cross River University of Ttechnology), where she obtained a Higher National Diploma in Mathematics/Statistics in 1997. Thereafter, she proceeded to the University of Calabar for Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE, 2004). She obtained her Masters degree in Educational Research and Statistics in 2009 and her Doctor of Philosophy Degree (Ph.D) in Educational Research, Measurement and Evaluation (2019) all from the University of Calabar, Calabar. In the Department of Educational Foundations, she teaches Basic Statistics, Tests and Measurement, and Research Methods in Education amongst others. She has authored/co-authored several scholarly articles in reputable journals to her credit, and her research interest covers Educational Assessment, Educational Measurement, Academic Quality, Research and Evaluation. Dr Ovat has attended many conferences within and outside Nigeria. She is a registered member of recognized professional bodies in Research, Assessment, Measurement and Evaluation. Her hobbies include: Volleyball, reading, travelling, singing, dancing and coaching as well as entrepreneurship. She is married with children.