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The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said it has plans to introduce the Computer Based Test (CBT) mode in the administration of its examinations.
Mr Patrick Areghan, WAECโs Head of National Office (HNO), gave a hint in an interview with NAN on Saturday.
Areghan said introducing the CBT mode of administrating some of the councilโs examinations had been part of his vision for the body.
โWe have already started something in terms of CBT examination. We have gone far with our planning and all of that, even in the sub-region, the registrar to the council is also doing something,โ he said.
He said it is not as easy as some people think.
โThis is because we ask ourselves, how do we conduct CBT for practical’s and essay papers?
โWe can only readily do that in the case of objective questions. But so many people will not see it from that angle. They argue that some others are doing it, why canโt WAEC do the same?
โNow, no one even talks about energy; how many schools are exposed to computer literacy? How many have computer facilities, and how many have electricity to run these things?
โEven where you have all these things on the ground, how do you handle the issue of theory and practical papers? So, these are the issues, but that is what I want the council to do in the very near future,โ he said.
He further stated that the council should be able to conduct CBT examinations, even if it means starting with the objective questions.
He added that WAEC may have a segregated market, adding that those who cannot afford the CBT will go for the pencil and paper mode.
