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WASSCE 2023: Teacher Union Demands Probe After Students Caught Using AI To Cheat During Exam
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WASSCE 2023: Teacher Union Demands Probe After Students Caught Using AI To Cheat During Exam

by  Delali Adogla-Bessa 2 min read
  • NAGRAT has called for a probe into some candidates' alleged use of AI-generated answers in the 2023 WASSCE.
  • The council cancelled the subject results of 3,647 candidates for bringing foreign materials to exam halls
  • The results of 4,878 candidates are blocked due to unreturned learning materials, among others

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The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has called for a probe into the alleged use of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated answers by some candidates in the 2023 WASSCE.

Its president, Angel Carbonu, said he was concerned by the number of schools implicated in the alleged AI cheating.

AI cheating in WASSCE
The results of 839 candidates were cancelled. Source: Facebook/Ghana Education Service
Source: Facebook

He told Citi News that WAEC needed to clear the air on students who could use AI to cheat during the examination.

WAEC withheld subjects results of candidates from 235 schools believed to have cheated using AI in the 2023 WASSCE.

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The council also cancelled the subject results of 3,647 candidates for bringing foreign materials.

The results of 839 candidates were cancelled for possessing mobile phones in the examination halls.

WAEC also took similar action after discovering cheating in the 2023 BECE exams.

In general, this year's results mark a significant improvement, being the best in the last four years, as per the performance statistics released by WAEC.

Regarding figures, 448,674 candidates participated in the examination, comprising 212,453 males and 236,221 females from 975 schools.

This reflects a 5.8% increase from the 2022 entry figure of 422,883. Additionally, a minimal 0.75% (3,404 candidates) were reported absent from the examination.

Acherensua SHS old boy bags 6As, begs for support to study law

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Emmanuel Effah Odei, an intelligent old student of Acherensua Senior High School, appealed for assistance for him to be able to attain tertiary education.

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The 19-year-old, who studied General Arts in school, excelled in the 2022 WASSCE as he bagged an A in six subjects, a B in one issue and a C in another.

Despite Emmanuel's impressive performance, his quest to enter the University of Ghana to study law has been hampered by a lack of funding.

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.

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