FOGET and WAEC urge parents to reduce household chores for BECE candidates

General News of Sunday, June 2, 2019

Source: Emmanuel Oscar Ugoh

2019-06-02

The Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) is due to start in a week and parents have been advised by the East African Examination Board (WAEC) to create space for their pupils by reducing their chores.

This is because candidates need more time to review their grades in preparation for the BECE and during, should not be overloaded with housework that could have negative effects on their performance.

Augustina Henyo, representative of the WAEC, launched this appeal by addressing to the candidates of the BECE a program called "PASSCODE" set up Friday by the FOGET (Non-Governmental Organization) Foundation for Generational Thinkers (FOGET ) in Accra.

"Parents should reduce the household chores of their pupils so that it helps them to have enough time to prepare," she warned, however, "This does not mean that when you reduce chores, you are will serve to do it. something else."

"When they publish that you do not use it to learn that this privilege will be removed. Sometimes, when they grant you this privilege, use it and manage your time very well. Get enough sleep and rest, do not read too much, because the brain also needs rest, "she said.

She informed candidates that the exam is often graded in three stages, that is, before (candidate registration and selection of subject and school), during (ongoing courses / participation in a course) and after (completion of exams) – that she urges candidates to train / focus groups to discuss topics and topics covered during the period.

She also urged them to reduce entertainment activities, minimize the time spent on smartphones and the Internet, while striving to use the Internet to search for information that could improve their knowledge. .
Ms. Honye, ​​about the back and back exam, said that "when it comes to BDT, where it is written about, do not write BDT, write instead in pre-technical, visual arts or home economics – depending on what you write. .

"So, as if it were a Ghanaian language, write Ga, write Ewe, write Adangbe, write Asante Twi, Akuapem Twi, Fanti Nzema, Kasem, Gonja, Dagbani, and so on. Please indicate the name of the subject on which you are taking the exams, it is very important, "she said.

The WAEC representative also urged participants to sit down 30 minutes before departure time and to relax while remaining silent. Candidates are also required to read the sections, each subject being governed by its own instructions.

Candidates should devote their time to questions they can best answer by not trying to answer all the questions and at least 20 minutes should be spent answering a question.

She asked the candidates to take the time necessary for the writing to be sufficiently eligible. "If you write all the beautiful ideas that you have and that the examiner, who will score, can not read, he will not be able to give you points. "

She added that BECE was not a war and they should not let anyone fear because they are able to write papers and pbad to get the school of their choice. "Do not let anyone tell you that. if you do not do it, you will not pbad, it is not the truth.

Mrs. Gloria C. O. Dzeha, Acting Registrar of Central University, herself condemned the exam errors that are developing at an alarming rate.

Citing a WAEC report, she said that in 2009, the number of identified misconducts was 2,317, 2011 was 4,201, 2012, 2,439, 2013, 5,653 and 2014, 8,051.

According to her, the figures are frightening as they show how seriously the country cheats on examination, saying that "if this threat of fraud is not addressed, it will have terrible consequences for human resources in our country and engender a corrupt future. leaders because they are used to cheating. "

Prospect Dan Afetsi, president of FOGET, added that the foundation is a youth-oriented organization that is responsible for promoting and disseminating the youth agenda by building its capacity through its commitments.

The 2019 edition of the Access Code was organized in collaboration with the National Association of Private Schools of Ghana (GNAPS), Area Five of Greater Accra.