Action taken to stop final exam cheating

Action taken to stop final exam cheating

JAKARTA (JP): Education officials have enlisted police help to
ensure copies of the upcoming national final examinations
(Ebtanas) will not be leaked to studens.

From previous years' experience when students obtained test
copies before the exam, officials said they took preemptive
measures, including establishing coordination with the city
police.

"We will use different methods in preventing the examination
sheets from all leakage possibilities," head of the Jakarta
office of the Ministry of National Education Alwi Nurdin told The
Jakarta Post by phone on Saturday.

"They will include police involvement in all stages, from
printing, storage, and distribution of the examination sheets."

The nationwide final examination for high school students will
be held from Monday until Thursday.

Final examinations for junior high school students will be
from May 29 until May 31, while elementary school students will
have their final exams from June 5 until June 7.

Attempts at cheating are a perennial headache for educators.

Several methods have been used to prevent the lealeakages,
including rotating teachers from one school to another.

"Teachers will supervise the final examination in other
schools. They will also supervise the subjects other than the
ones they usually teach," he said.

"The examination will also be fully computerized to minimize
human intervention to get the purest results."

Alwi said the office prepared alternative examinations in the
event of reports of cheating. (nvn)