Images of students wearing anti-cheat caps in the Philippines went viral and inspired other universities to follow suit with bold claims of their effectiveness. The children design their own hats and their creativity is so much fun.
Authorities around the world are constantly finding new ways to combat the threat of exam cheating.
One such incident that emerged in the Philippines went viral when one could see university students wearing ‘anti-cheat’ hats.
Students at a college in the city of Legazpi are required to wear hats to prevent them from peeping at other people’s work.
They responded by creating weird clothes out of cardboard, egg cartons and other recycled items. One boy even made his own glasses out of paper tubes. Others wear Halloween hats, helmets or masks.
Their teacher told the BBC she was looking for a “fun way” to ensure “integrity and honesty” in her classes.
Mary Joy Mandane-Ortiz, a professor of mechanical engineering at the Bicol College of E.engineering, says the idea “really works”.
She was inspired by a technique that is said to have been used in Thailand 9 years ago. In 2013, an image went viral online showing a room of Bangkok university students taking exams while wearing “earrings” – sheets of paper taped to the sides of their heads to block their vision.
Her idea was taken for the recent midterm exams, taken by hundreds of students at the university in the third week of October.
Professor Ma.ndane-Ortiz said her initial request was for students to create a “simple” design out of paper.
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Source: HIS Education