Some students of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) have vehemently opposed the university management’s introduction of an online examination.
Management of GIJ on April 15, provided students with an examination guideline informing students of the commencement of the end of semester examination slated for May 25Some students of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) have vehemently opposed the university management’s introduction of an online examination.
Management of GIJ on April 15, provided students with an examination guideline informing students of the commencement of the end of semester examination slated for May 25
Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) shall be taken within a 12-hour period from the time the paper is scheduled. Each examination, using MCQs, should carry a maximum of 60 questions to be completed in a maximum of 1 hour 30 minutes.
“The 12-hour window for MCQ papers implies that students may log in at different times depending on their circumstances within the 12 hours after the scheduled commencement of that paper, and submit the work based on the time allocated for the paper from the time they logged in. The submission shall be done electronically via a designated means to be indicated or approved by the Institute/HoD,” the exams guideline read.
But some students say the decision to organise an online examination during the coronavirus lockdown would not be beneficial.
According to them, management of the school had failed to address concerns raised since online learning started almost a month ago when schools in the country were shut because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The students have also accused the university’s management of failing to consult the student body prior to the decision to organise an online examination.
They also say some of their colleagues have moved back to the rural areas where they came from since the announcement of a partial lockdown in Accra.
“It’ll be difficult for those of us who don’t even have smartphones and easy access to the internet. I think they need to reconsider this whole online examination decision,” a student told theghanareport.com.
Meanwhile, students at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), have also started a campaign against the university authority’s decision to organise online examinations.
The concerned UPSA students in an earlier statement had asked management of the school to review its e-learning policy introduced in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak
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