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Issue 44

June 2022 The following question was Do you prefer online
exams or on-campus paper exams? The
responses were also diverse, as some argued that
online exams are way better. In fact, they strictly
prefer the idea of online learning as a whole,
including lectures for instances. On the contrast,
others were torn between choosing a favorite, as
they believe each method of examination has its
pros and cons; Nevertheless, they are glad
everything is back to the way it was before the
outbreak, including the return of paper exams.

exam questions or unintentionally exiting from the
whole exam itself. Others also had lots of problems
with the internet browsers, and opted to try
different ones. However, some students hardly
encountered any problems with online learning as a
whole, not just exams.
Last but not least, the final question: In your point
of view, what are the most prominent
advantages and disadvantages of conducting on-
campus paper exams? According to the
interviewees, the biggest advantage of on-campus
paper exams is the ability of answering the
questions in their desired order, rather than having
to be forced on following a certain order, as that in
online exams; Numerous students prefer to solve
easy questions at the beginning, followed by
difficult ones, for example. They also believe that

The students were then asked Was taking online on-campus exams are fairer as cheating attempts
exams a satisfactory experience for you or not, are far less, even close to zero, compared to online
and why? The absolute majority considered the exams. Consequently, they believe that exam's
process of online exams comfortable and traditional form preserves everybody's rights and
satisfactory for them; That's because they only bear the measure of fairness that was missed.
faced a few issues, that were pretty simple to Meanwhile, the students declared the biggest
resolve. They also believe that the online platform disadvantages of on-campus exams as the
provided by the faculty to take the tests was insufficient time compared to online exams, as
indeed excellent and easy to use, which only made well as the tension vibe that had disappeared with
them find the whole experience even more simple exams in their remote form. Adding up, the
and satisfying. obligation of being physically present on campus
Moving on, the next question was What for the exam is regarded as a burden for students
problems did you encounter while taking your living in other cities, as they are required to travel
online exams? And how did you deal with them? great distances to take an exam rather than
A number of students stated that the biggest comfortably taking them from home. Finally,
problem they encountered whilst taking their another prominent disadvantage of on-campus
19 exams was the unstable internet connection. It was exams is the possibility of having to answer essay
question, after 2 years of exams with only
difficult to absolutely rely on a single source of
the internet, and thus, they dealt with this obstacle multiple-choice questions on tests, making these
by always having back-up mobile internet bundles exams requiring a lot more mental and physical
besides their Wi-Fi, in order to avoid any serious efforts than online exams.
issues; The loss of internet connection could
escalate the issue to the inability of accessing all