Africa

Schools shut, exams cancelled: War shatters Sudan’s education sector

August 13, 2023

When war in Sudan’s capital forced Sarah al-Sharif and her family to flee, the 19-year-old information technology student left her books and computer behind. Now in Sennar, 30km (18 miles)…

Digitalisation: a panacea for exam cheating, or not yet?

March 21, 2023

Peter Hermans

Africa, International news

Exam cheating and stealing is one of the major manifestations of corruption in the education sector. It has become an expression of a serious breakdown in the cultural fibre of…

Exam malpractices require stiffer penalties

October 23, 2021

Peter Hermans

Africa, International news

The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Is-Haq Oloyede, says there should be strong and swift disciplinary measures for staff and students who engage in examination malpractices. Oloyede,…

Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and South Sudan unite to fight exam cheating

April 6, 2019

Peter Hermans

Africa, International news

The East African regions recently passed the establishment of the Eastern Africa Association for Educational Assessment (EAAEA), which aims at strengthening the fight against examination cheating, Daily news reported.The association…

Can continuous assessment solve exam wrangles? – Daily Monitor

February 25, 2019

Peter Hermans

Africa, International news

The recent Primary Leaving Examinations and Uganda Certificate of Education national examination results were followed by a couple of events, one of which was a heated social media debate on…

ACT Moves Into Egypt’s Testing Market

September 28, 2018

Peter Hermans

Africa, International news

ACT says it has reached an agreement with the government of Egypt that will allow for an array of its tests for elementary and secondary grades and college admissions to…

Africa

Schools shut, exams cancelled: War shatters Sudan’s education sector

Digitalisation: a panacea for exam cheating, or not yet?

Exam malpractices require stiffer penalties

Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and South Sudan unite to fight exam cheating

Can continuous assessment solve exam wrangles? – Daily Monitor

ACT Moves Into Egypt’s Testing Market

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