Censorship – Telegram
grading to be similar to University Exam grading where every exam from the
start counts on your final results which is attained by averaging all end
of term/sem marks for each unit to attain the final grade. This I postulate
will reduce the demand for exam leakage.”
…brings up some questions about our education system, especially in light
of this artificial intelligence era that we are entering. To reference a
popular saying, is our education system equipping students to bring knives
to a gun fight? I understand there is already some controversy regarding
CBC but with the fast pace of technological advancements, it is not remiss
to review/update the education curriculum regularly.
Regards,
Mildred Achoch.
On Thursday, November 14, 2024, Kelvin Kariuki via KICTANet <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Do we close highways that have accident blackspots? And while that is an
> option, would it be a sustainable one?
>
> Is blocking Telegram year in year out going to solve national exams
> leakage/cheating? Or is it just a lazy way of trying to look like you are
> doing something to curb the leakage/cheating while indeed there are many
> other platforms that work in a similar way that candidates can use to
> achieve the vice?
>
> If we continue to encourage this, the next thing they’ll block is the
> entire internet as they are aware that blocking platforms is easily
> bypassed by VPNs which is a well known strategy by the perpetrators of exam
> leaks.
>
> A possible solution is making High School Exam grading to be similar to
> University Exam grading where every exam from the start counts on your
> final results which is attained by averaging all end of term/sem marks for
> each unit to attain the final grade. This I postulate will reduce the
> demand for exam leakage.
>
> On Thu, Nov 14, 2024 at 6:36 AM Liz Orembo via KICTANet <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>> We all need civic education. And I’m trying to be polite to brothers and
>> sisters who feel its okay for the government to wake up and schedule a
>> network disruption because they have failed to curb exam cheating and
>> because they feel they owe nothing to other citizens who depend on the
>> network for their businesses and other things.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Best regards.
>> Liz.
>>
>> PGP ID: 0x1F3488BF
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 13 Nov 2024 at 19:52, Victor Kapiyo via KICTANet <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Meanwhile, Telegram is still blocked on some networks. Someone still
>>> thinks it’s a brilliant move.
>>>
>>> No more exam cheating…
>>>
>>> Well Done! 🤦🏿♂️
>>>
>>> On Wed, 13 Nov 2024, 13:55 Benson Muite via KICTANet, <
>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 11/11/2024 2.57 pm, Alloys Siaya via KICTANet wrote:
>>>> > Agree entirely with Ali.
>>>> >
>>>> > Good governance requires transparency, communication, clear
>>>> explanation.
>>>> > Otherwise people doubt your intentions and competence, however good.
>>>> And
>>>> > that doesn’t augur well for the industry/society.
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> Probably the exam process needs to be updated. As the new curriculum
>>>> has a significant continuous assessment component, a significant part of
>>>> the exams could be automated. Ideally each school (or schools within a
>>>> ward) would have a computer lab that could be connected to the internet
>>>> and many tests could be given remotely and marked automatically. This
>>>> would mean that most tests would not need to be printed, and that the
>>>> questions could differ by candidate. Of course for some subjects,
>>>> automated testing is difficult, for example free response essay and
>>>> comprehension questions, but where multiple choice or other similar
>>>> formats can be used, this would curb cheating and reduce test costs.
>>>>
>>>> > Rgds,
>>>> > A. Siaya.
>>>> >
>>>>
