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Post UME Test: ‘CBT Remains The Best Option’
Computer Based Test
(CBT) has been described as the best method to re-examine students in the country.
This was the view of some students who participated in the current Post Jamb screening test recently at the State’s University of Science and Technology Port Harcourt (RSUST).
One of the students Uchegbu Amadi said, CBT remains the most sincere form of testing students before admission into tertiary institutions.
He said the system enables one to know his fate for admission immediately after the exercise stressing that the test should be encouraged and not frustrated.
Amadi noted that it would have been difficult for the children/wards of the poor to be admitted into higher institutions due to the high charges attached with admission.
According to him, those calling for the scraping of the computer system of screening are still in the dark, hinting that the world is advacing towards digitalisation.
He said that the only way forward is to permanent the system in order to encourage the up coming generation on digital appreciation.
Another student, Job Tamuno, said the system is ideal, judging by the global system of education.
He hinted that no part of the world was no longer interested in analogue system, while calling on the Federal Government to re-trace its step on the ban on post JAMB screening test.
Tamuno, maintained that the system was a panacea to the issue of examination fraud, as students are made to see their scores at once.
Meanwhile others have called on the vice chanceloor of the state owned University (RSUST), Prof. Blessing C. Didia to re-introduce the suspended ICT examination for freshers.
It would be recalled that Didia suspended ICT exams in the institution upon discovery of some fraudulent practices in the system.
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Kenyan Runners Dominate Berlin Marathons
Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.
Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.
The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.
Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.
“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.
“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”
Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.
In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.
Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.
Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.
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