Is it time to cancel the traditional pen and exam paper?

If networking and video games are what occupy young people and adolescents in recent years, why do children of a generation who were raised in the era of digital science have to find themselves on exam tables loaded with pens and surrounded by papers to take the test? Can the examination rules be changed completely electronic without the need for paper and pen?

In her report in The Independent, author Eleanor Busby highlighted the possibility of abandoning the traditional assessment methods of taking exams as is customary, where students use papers, pens and other means.

The author explained that the Rehabilitation Regulatory Authority in Wales is studying in this period the possibility of allowing children up to 16 years to take high school exams remotely via the Internet to better reflect the way teenagers use different digital devices to study.

This is not the first of its kind, as an expert in the education sector called for electronic assessments to replace written tests in time-consuming schools.

Advantages of electronic tests
Given the practical reality, the field of work requires competencies that possess the skills to deal with electronic devices and their applications. In the classroom, students are increasingly using computers, tablets and smartphones to work.

Computer evaluations carry many advantages. They are accessible to students who suffer from the problem of bad line, although they are qualified to play an important role for future occupations, in addition to abandoning the use of pens and papers can be of great benefit to the environment.

According to a recent report by the non-profit educational technology company, JSC, it has been demonstrated that universities have already begun to conduct more assessments online. The University of Newcastle is geared towards activating digital exams.

In India, more than five million students take digital exams, using an electronic card accompanied by a thumbprint and photos to enter the examination room, while a photo and fingerprint are attached to computers on the day of the exam on the attendance sheet, which must be signed as well.

Are you going to miss writing?
Perhaps thinking about relying on digital exams leads us to ask about the absence of the handwriting skill for future generations. As the fingers move very skillfully on the computer keyboard, we will find generations whose children cannot control the pen and write correctly.

In addition to the damage to the main learning skills as young people resort to correct grammatical errors automatically. Also, the experiment cannot be generalized to all schools, which do not have sufficient equipment for their students to take the exam.

Writer Eleanor Busby added that some technical malfunctions, such as poor internet or power outages, could disrupt the tests.

In light of recent security violations related to exam papers, especially after posting questions on social media before taking the test, there will also be a number of security concerns that must be addressed and addressed, in addition to the growing concerns about students ’ability to cheat on digital devices during the exam.

The writer described the move as not easy, especially in high school exams, as it is not preferable to accelerate this fundamental change. There is still a long way to go to popularize the digital exam system to include all subjects and students.