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TEST PROBLEMS: Over 100 BI students experienced computer problems during the test at home and must retake it. Photo: Trond Solberg
Computer problems on home tests cause students to have to retake the tests.
1800 BI students were to be examined on Friday in the course “Financial Accounting and Accounting Analysis”. Just over 100 of these experienced problems with home tests and did not turn in.
An error meant that the test answers were not saved on the way and some were not turned in in the digital test tool the school uses. The problem stems from challenges related to browser errors or network connection via VPN, the school states in a press release.
– BI regrets this.
– Create frustration
Maja Romstad is a student and shop steward for a class at BI in Oslo, and took an exam on the subject on Friday. She was turned in, but talks about many in her class who didn’t complete.
– Create frustration and stress when this happens. We get little information and it often comes too late, says Romstad. Among other things, he says that several received a message five minutes before the deadline that they had to save the assignment locally to turn it in.
She says much of the confusion stems from the fact that they have switched to a new system for test responses and that it does not appear that the new system has had the capacity to handle the large number of students who signed up at the time. Same time.
TRUSTED: Maja Romstad. Photo: Private
Several have reached out to VG and given him clues about the incident.
VG has also gained access to screenshots of a student chat on the topic on the Itslearning learning platform. There, many express their frustration at the mistake that has occurred. Many respond to what they believe is that students are blamed for the error by using VPN or adblock (ad blocking, journ.anm).
– I have worked to death with this issue, and being accused of technical errors is an enormous psychological tension that has hit me completely today, writes one of the students in the chat.
Several write that they have no adblock or VPN, but they have not yet been delivered. Others with adblock, however, write that they have been delivered.
Same system next time
Also, next time they will use the same system, which will be introduced to make cheating more difficult.
– We understand that BI wants to avoid cheating, but it must be verified beforehand that the systems have the capacity for all 1800s to take the exam at the same time. Otherwise, perhaps one could split into groups, says shop steward Romstad.
The students in question must retake the exam. A new exam will be held between December 14 and 18. Exactly when will it be ready on Wednesday next week.
– Many people have several exams to think about before Christmas, and now they must take a position on this exam once again. It’s very unfortunate, says Maja Romstad.
The case is being updated.
