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47. FAC noted the report from the Appeals Committee and the Committee’s concern that
the Appeals Hearings were held long after the examinations and the potential that Invigilators
or Supervisors might not be able to recall what had occurred during the examination or
provide adequate details at the hearings. FAC recommended that the candidates, Invigilators
and Supervisors should therefore submit comprehensive reports and statements when the
irregularity occurred.
48. FAC enquired when last the regulations were updated and was informed that they
were currently being updated. FAC noted that the updated regulations would include
expanded information on the use of electronic devices in the examination room.
49. FAC accepted the recommendations from the Appeals Committee with the exception
of the proposal to ban all wrist watches from the examinations. It was agreed that research
should be done to determine how other examination boards handled candidates bringing
electronic devices into the examination room and a recommendation provided to FAC.
ITEM 6 (i) – REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF JANUARY 2017 EXAMINATIONS
50. FAC received FAC (5a) 2017 – Report on the Administration of January 2017
Examinations and noted that etesting was introduced successfully in twelve Multiple Choice
examinations.
51. FAC heard that twenty-two papers were marked electronically during the marking
period, which began 21 January 2017, and ended as scheduled on Monday, 13 February 2017
for all components except English A, which completed marking on Saturday, 19 February.
52. Tables 7 and 8 below highlighted the challenges experienced during the January
2017 English A marking.
TABLE 7 – NO. OF ENGLISH A MARKERS
ENGLISH A – MARKERS BY CATEGORY NUMBER OF MARKERS
Total No. of Markers Needed 292
Markers Accepting to Mark as at 16 Jan 2017 251
Markers at Start of Marking 27 January 259
Total No. of Markers who Marked 380
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