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The Matrix Class of 2020 Writes Their Mock Exams (Curro Durbanville)
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has revealed that the 2020 math exam 2 was leaked, just hours before the exam, and they are currently establishing the source of the leak.
The department is looking for telltale signs of cheating in actual written tests, and the Hawks are joining the investigation team.
It was initially thought that the document was leaked in Gauteng and Limpopo, but it appears that the document may have been available to students from other provinces as well.
If it is discovered that students had access to the work before taking the exam, there is a possibility that it will be rewritten, pending the current investigation.
Read also: Are we teaching children to be afraid of tests?
Exam rewriting could be a reality
This is not uncommon, as final tuition exams are leaked into the public domain before test takers take the exam. In previous cases, exam rewriting could be a reality and take place.
In 2015, Life Sciences Paper 2 was leaked and distributed via WhatsApp in the Vhembe school district in Limpopo. Some students who were not exposed to the leaked documents still had to rewrite the exams.
What kind of effect does having to rewrite a test have on children?
“Situations like these increase student anxiety. Students spend countless hours preparing for tests through mental, physical and emotional preparation,” educational psychologist Kristen Strahlendorf told Parent24.
Performance anxiety
She explains that this is because students fear that the scope and difficulty of the exam will change, leading to performance anxiety.
“There is also a mental shift backwards as students leave the exam behind and now have to reopen their textbooks and go through the exam taking process a second time,” he says.
“This changes your mental progress bar and your confidence levels.”
This could have knock-on effects for other subjects as well. As students strive to re-absorb concepts and relearn for the test. This could cause confusion in routine and an inability to learn.
Parental support
What can parents do to help their student enrollment through stress and possible rewriting?
“Parents need to create a calm and methodological approach, taking the emotion and anxiety out of this situation. Parents need to help their children focus, prepare and ‘divide and conquer,'” says Strahlendorf.
Strahlendorf emphasizes that parents should tell their children that “the best is enough.”
That this was a situation beyond his control. Parents can also emphasize this as an opportunity, a second chance to improve on the test. Reviewing previous work and adapting your child’s study routine through guidance will help prepare him for rewriting.
Parents should also promote sleep, healthy eating, and exercise to de-stress the exam and allow their child to learn effectively.
“Enrollees should stay calm, go back to studying like it’s the first time, are writing the exam, and just do their best, given the situation,” says Strahlendorf.
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