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Current examination method

Currently most of the examinations at the university are still venue‐based

examinations. Venue‐based examinations are expensive for the following

reasons……click here to read more. Problems with hardcopy

300 examination papers
250

200 10 000

150
9 000
100 8 000
50 7 000
0 6 000
5 000

SA Africa International 4 000
3 000

2 000
Venues were exams are done across the
globe, in South Africa, Africa and 1 000

0
internationally. Almost 9000 exam sittings Venue Online examOnline examOnline examOnilne exam

per semester examination period. The based exam (Samigo) (Portfolio) (Other) (Peer
sittings involvment)
online examination is currently (combined) (module
less than 1000. based)

One of the problems of venue‐based examinations is that all students must be
accommodated in the available examinations venues.

As a result, the examination period has to be

extended, which means that some academic

teaching and learning time is lost. The academic
term is therefore becoming shorter to ensure that

all students can be accommodated during the
examination period. In some cases, the academic
term has been reduced from six months to only four

and a half months. This results in a lower pass rate
and student complaints about the ethical inequality

of the process. The following statement can be

made:

The university must revisit, realign and revitalize
the examination process in the current learning

ecosystem.
Online examinations are key for a fully online

educational pedagogy.