International news

Stressed, anxious and worried about the future – How teenagers due to take exams this summer are feeling

January 24, 2022

For the first time in three years exams are expected to take place this summer. Teenagers taking them say it’s not fair and they are anxious, angry and worried about…

Exam skills won’t help you survive ‘Squid Game’

December 1, 2021

Peter Hermans

Asia & the Pacific, International news

South Koreans: While boasting that she is street-smart and capable, the self-proclaimed silver-tongued Mi-nyeo says, “I’m totally smart. I just never studied.”The line stems from the widespread belief — not…

How computer-based GCSE and A-level exams could work

November 23, 2021

Peter Hermans

International news

Covid-19

The pandemic has reinvigorated debate about whether GCSE and A-level exams should be taken on computers – but how would such a system actually work? Teenagers taking computer-based GCSE and A-level…

Pandemic Dents Turnout at Brazil University Entrance Exams

November 23, 2021

Peter Hermans

International news

Covid-19

Turnout for Brazil’s standardized university admission exam appears to be the lowest in 15 years, and experts say that’s largely because of the pandemic’s effect on the nation’s education. Just…

Students demand online exams amid surge in Covid-19 cases

November 23, 2021

Peter Hermans

International news

Covid-19

Students are demanding more online exams amid concerns over the safety of reopening exam halls due to a surge in Covid-19 cases. Most universities are planning a combination of in-person exams…

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,…

Education School or home? Location dilemma for ICSE, ISC semester exams

October 8, 2021

Peter Hermans

Asia & the Pacific, International news

he choice offered by the ICSE council of whether a student will appear for the semester 1 exam from home or from school has posed a dilemma for examinees, parents and…

Pandemic-hit IELTS English language test rolls out at-home exams

October 8, 2021

Peter Hermans

International news

The International English Language Testing System – used by students around the world to gain entry into anglophone study programmes and universities – has announced it will begin an at-home…

India’s Rajasthan shuts down or resticts internet for 25 million people to stop students cheating in REET exams

September 29, 2021

Peter Hermans

Asia & the Pacific, International news

More than 25 million people across the Indian state of Rajasthan faced government-mandated internet shutdowns and restrictions on Sunday, in an effort to prevent cheating in a mass exam. Hundreds…

To be fair, we can do better than exams

August 24, 2021

Peter Hermans

Europe, International news, Opinion

Exams may be fair, but young people’s educational experiences leading to them are not. That’s why we must reform our qualifications system, says Jo-Anne Baird. “A different definition of fairness…