Blind Students Cheat By Colluding During Exams - WAEC Official

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Blind Students Cheat By Colluding During Exams - WAEC Official

According to an official of the West African Examinations Council(WAEC), among blind candidates, one of the most common examination malpractice was collusion.

Frances Iweha-Onukwu, who is the headof test administration of WAEC in Nigeria, revealed this in a press interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN), on Wednesday, December 28, in Lagos.

Mrs Iweha-Onukwu explaining the reasons why cheating by collusion was rampant among the blind students,, said it could be that the candidates were usually not well equipped individually forthe examinations.

She described the performance of the students as ‘not too wonderful performance’, rising from the fact that they were poorly equipped.

“We have discovered that there is usually high incidence of collusion among blind candidates during examinations.

“That is why their performance has not really been anything wonderful.“

Our society is such that there have not been adequate and conscious efforts to take care of the challenged.

“There have not been enough trained personnel to guide blindcandidates before being exposed to major external examination,”she said.

Speaking on the need for urgent policy reviews in education, theWAEC official said a situation where a teacher who studied Special Education in higher institution is employed to cater for the needsof physically challenged persons with a whole array of needs, was worrisome.

Voicing her confusion, she said: “I cannot explain how one teacher, who studied special education can be given the singular task of meeting the academic needs of the deaf, dumb, the blind and all others.“

Meanwhile, there are candidates who need personalize attentionon one-on-one basis.

“If we intend to give the best and all-inclusive education, Federal Government must employ more trained teachers in specialeducation to take care of the different defects among the physically challenged students.“

There must also be consciousness policy formulation that willtake care of these persons.

“This is because there is ability in disability. These persons can do better if adequate care is given."