BREAKING: WAEC Fixes Date To Conduct First CBT Examination
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has fixed Tuesday, 23rd of January, 2023 for the commencement of its maiden free computer-based mock examination, for the 2024 first-series West African Senior Secondary School Examination, WASSCE for private candidates.
Moyosola Adesina, Acting head, Public Affairs, WAEC national office, Lagos, stated that the mock test, scheduled for January 23 to 24, was available to all prospective candidates.
Part of the release signed by her read: “WAEC has scheduled a free Mock Examination for all the prospective candidates for the first-ever Computer-Based WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2024- First Series which starts on Wednesday, 31st January 2024.
“The mock examination will be held on the 23rd and 24th of January, 2024. Candidates are expected to log on to the mockcbt.waec.org.ngportal from their mobile phones or personal computers to take the examination. The mock examination portal will be accessible all day, for the two days. Candidates would be allowed to access the mock examination page a second time if the first attempt fails.
“Information containing login details of registered candidates will be sent to their respective email addresses and phone numbers as soon as registration closes.
“Also, a link to the tutorial video on how to use the examination portal will be made available on all our social media platforms.
“WAEC wishes all candidates for the examination success and a wonderful experience.”
Naija News House had reported how the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) claimed that the adoption of computer-based tests in the forthcoming West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) would lead to a massive failure in the country, particularly in the Northern part of the country.
This was stated by the National President of AYCF, Yerima Shettima, in a statement released in Kaduna State earlier this month, while urging the examination body to either out-rightly cancel the CBT format or make it optional.
Shettima had stated that he was making this appeal due to a lack of computer skills and understanding, as well as a lack of ICT infrastructure in most secondary schools in northern states.
He claimed that the CBT exams should have been voluntary, giving applicants the option of using the traditional pen-and-paper style or the computer-based technique.
This, he said, would have allowed pupils to choose the format with which they were most comfortable and capable of succeeding.
