VOX POP: Is examination a true test of knowledge?
Olurotimi Lois and Johnson Precious In every academic setting, examinations can't be jettisoned. It's a prerequisite and hurdle that must be encountered before being considered qualified for the next step. Our correspondents have gone around the four walls of Obafemi Awolowo University to have the perception of students on whether an examination is considered to be a true test of knowledge. NAME: Tola Coker DEPARTMENT : Botany PART : 1 No, It’s not. Most times we end up getting questions about what we were probably not taught, basically testing the knowledge of what I was never taught about is not testing my knowledge because I’m obviously not a magician to think beyond or maybe some marking schemes that will not favour students that read for it. Examination makes it looks like one is not doing enough, it encourages depression (A comparison between how a student reads and what he or she is getting does not always match) Most examination does not crown a student'...