WAEC mulls presentation of CBT

The West African Examinations council (WAEC) says plans to present the Computer Based Test (CBT) mode in regulating its examinations are at an progressed organize.

Agreeing to NAN, the Head of National Office (HNO), Mr Patrick Areghan, gave the indicate in an meet on Saturday in Lagos.

Areghan was talking against the scenery of eminent accomplishments and progressions of the board beneath his observe as he arranged to bow out of office on Oct. 1.

He would be bowing out after completing his three-year residency.

Areghan said presenting the CBT mode of administrating a few of the council’s examinations had been portion of his vision for the body.

”We have as of now begun something in terms of CBT examination. We have gone distant with our arranging, and indeed within the sub-region, the registrar to the board is additionally doing something.

“But this can be not as simple as a few individuals will think. This is often because we inquire ourselves how we conduct CBT for practicals and exposition papers.

“We can as it were promptly do that within the case of objective questions. But so numerous individuals will not see it from that point. They contend that others are doing it, so why can’t WAEC do the same?

“No one indeed talks about energy; how numerous schools are uncovered to computer proficiency? How numerous have computer offices and power to run these things?

“Even where you have got all these things on the ground, how do you handle the issue of hypothesis and viable papers? So, these are the issues, but that’s what I need the chamber to do exceptionally without further ado.

“We ought to be able to conduct CBT examinations, indeed on the off chance that it implies beginning with the objective questions,” he said.

The active WAEC boss famous that the council had concluded presenting the organization of its examination utilizing the CBT platform under his observe in no far off time, beginning with the objective questions and afterward hypothesis and practicals.

“But you’ll be able still be beyond any doubt that not all schools will be prepared. Possibly ready to have a isolated advertise. Those who cannot manage the CBT will go for the pencil and paper mode.

“So, I need to see WAEC in that light,” he said.

Areghan said aside from the presentation of the CBT, he would moreover like to see all the operations of the board completely digitalised shortly.”