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Examination and cheating in Karak

Every year when matriculation examination set in District Karak, reports on students cheating and expulsion from the exam halls are learnt through various sources and reports. One of my Facebook friend, Irfan Khattak from Karak sms me and told me that Exam of Matric has been started and cheating is on the rise in different schools located in Chokara and other places. This compelled me to write down this piece of writing here. Unfair means becomes even worsening each year in most of the centres. Now it has reached all-time heights. A casual attitude towards student cheating can result in lawsuits, and even change society. Therefore, all those responsible citizens who want brighter future of their sons and daughters who will shape their future society need to ponder over this malady and bring up lasting remedies. We know that bunch of invigilators will be there to frisk and check candidates to avoid malpractices. If anyone is found engaging in cheating, he or she will be expelled, punished, warned or forgiven by the invigilators or authority. And as commonly practiced and which I feel is just a short-lived solution, more invigilators or strictures will be deputed in more sensitive Exam Centres. And to curb such malpractices in the examination, rules and regulations of the candidates are given behind the Admit Cards by the authority. The punishment should not only be for the students and also extended to the invigilators too. The authorities will be very strict from now on to check such malpractices inside the examination hall. I am of the opinion that education is the institution where strict discipline is very necessary and unfair means should be strictly punished. No sympathy should be shown to the student caught cheating inside the examination hall. If our society is to progress, we must maintain high educational standards, and this is only possible if malpractices in examinations are curbed with an iron hand. However, contrarily I feel such laws or punishment are just temporary remedies. Any experienced teacher will know better when kids cheat, why kids cheat and how kids cheat in the exam. As I have never been a teacher in my lifetime and have no better solution, I only wish this piece of writing be a wake-up call for teachers and students. Instead of letting those set rules and regulations eliminate the common disease, why can’t we look from different dimension which is more lasting and holistic? Schools have the ability to drastically reduce cheating among their students. As most of such behaviours and techniques are learnt from the class room, it can be therefore stopped in the class room itself. It should be curbed before it’s instilled into the mind of the children and become a habit. And it needs little research on child behaviours through local prism. And the best ways would be to follow the tips from the experts through workshops and other programmes. All they need to do is follow the relatively simple and inexpensive solutions. Any teacher will know how to motivate kids so that they are much less likely to cheat. The only problem is that what we know about reducing cheating often isn’t put into practice in schools. Cheating is less likely to occur when the goal for students is “personal mastery” of the material – in other words, learning and understanding what is being taught.

Examination and cheating in Karak

Every year when matriculation examination set in District Karak, reports on students cheating and expulsion from the exam halls are learnt through various sources and reports. One of my Facebook friend, Irfan Khattak from Karak sms me and told me that Exam of Matric has been started and cheating is on the rise in different schools located in Chokara and other places. This compelled me to write down this piece of writing here. Unfair means becomes even worsening each year in most of the centres. Now it has reached all-time heights. A casual attitude towards student cheating can result in lawsuits, and even change society. Therefore, all those responsible citizens who want brighter future of their sons and daughters who will shape their future society need to ponder over this malady and bring up lasting remedies. We know that bunch of invigilators will be there to frisk and check candidates to avoid malpractices. If anyone is found engaging in cheating, he or she will be expelled, punished, warned or forgiven by the invigilators or authority. And as commonly practiced and which I feel is just a short-lived solution, more invigilators or strictures will be deputed in more sensitive Exam Centres. And to curb such malpractices in the examination, rules and regulations of the candidates are given behind the Admit Cards by the authority. The punishment should not only be for the students and also extended to the invigilators too. The authorities will be very strict from now on to check such malpractices inside the examination hall. I am of the opinion that education is the institution where strict discipline is very necessary and unfair means should be strictly punished. No sympathy should be shown to the student caught cheating inside the examination hall. If our society is to progress, we must maintain high educational standards, and this is only possible if malpractices in examinations are curbed with an iron hand. However, contrarily I feel such laws or punishment are just temporary remedies. Any experienced teacher will know better when kids cheat, why kids cheat and how kids cheat in the exam. As I have never been a teacher in my lifetime and have no better solution, I only wish this piece of writing be a wake-up call for teachers and students. Instead of letting those set rules and regulations eliminate the common disease, why can’t we look from different dimension which is more lasting and holistic? Schools have the ability to drastically reduce cheating among their students. As most of such behaviours and techniques are learnt from the class room, it can be therefore stopped in the class room itself. It should be curbed before it’s instilled into the mind of the children and become a habit. And it needs little research on child behaviours through local prism. And the best ways would be to follow the tips from the experts through workshops and other programmes. All they need to do is follow the relatively simple and inexpensive solutions. Any teacher will know how to motivate kids so that they are much less likely to cheat. The only problem is that what we know about reducing cheating often isn’t put into practice in schools. Cheating is less likely to occur when the goal for students is “personal mastery” of the material – in other words, learning and understanding what is being taught.