The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Wednesday have announced to eliminate the use of Mouse in the Computer Based Test (CBT) for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) due to low computer literacy level of candidates.
JAMB Registrar, Professor Is-haq Olanrewaju Oloyede, disclosed this in Kaduna on Wednesday, saying the board will now introduce the use of an 8-keys device to UTME Candidates.
Professor Oloyede said the 8-keys device would eliminate the challenge of computer illiteracy and phobia for mouse by some candidates.
He said; “From the general feedback on the adoption of the Computer Based Test mode, we have noted the challenge of computer low level literacy of some candidates, especially with the phobia for the mouse.
“In order to ensure equity and level playground for all candidates taking Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, the Board has designed a system that will allow candidates use only 8-keys without the use of mouse.
“All the candidates need to do is to press the letters A,B,C,D for responses to questions and keys: P, N, S and R representing the following functions respectively;
Where; P denotes Previous Questions
N denotes Next Questions
S denotes Submit Questions
R denotes Reverse Questions.
He also laid emphasis in terms with the new arrangements for the visually impaired candidates; saying that Digital Bridge Institute in partnership with the board had agreed to set up three dedicated centres in Abuja, Lagos and Kano in 2018, adding that, the board will support the centres with necessary inputs.
The board has reached an understanding with the association for the blind persons in Nigeria and blind students in Lagos that an abridged approach would be used for the 2017 UTME.
All prospective blind candidates would be invited to three centres in the country for special assessment in their subjects of choice and relevance to their desired courses and programmes.
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