WAEC Embraces CBT For Private Candidates
WAEC is set to conduct examinations for Private Candidates on Computer-Based. The West African Examination Council (WAEC) in a statement on Monday, said the innovation will begin with its 2024 mock SSCE to be held next February. WAEC said the objective tests will be fully computer-based while the essay and test of practical papers will be hybrid. For the examinations, the council said questions will be delivered on screen and candidates will write answers on paper booklets. "In line with global best practices, the Nigeria National Office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) wishes to inform the general public, and all its stakeholders, that it has concluded plans to migrate its WASSCE for Private Candidates Examination Diets from Paper and Pencil Test to Computer Based Examination (CBE),” the statement signed by Moyosola Adesina, the acting head, public affairs unit of WAEC, reads in part. “Furthermore, the examination will be conducted in urban centres/cities and candi...