History Is Being Made Now; Don't Be A Former Champion!

Barnes and Noble was once the largest book retailer in the world, having started as a printing business in 1873 and establishing its first bookstore in 1917. In 1994 Amazon.com Inc was incorporated and it started selling books online in 1995, two years before Barnes and Noble caught on and established its own website. Today, Amazon.com Inc has revenues of US$ 61 billion against Barnes and Noble’s US$ 7 billion and is worth more than 10 times!

What made all the difference is that Barnes and Noble erroneously thought its over 100 years history and positional advantage could successfully challenge the changes being brought about by technology. Alas, it was wrong and Amazon.com is the winner today for taking advantage of emerging trends and technology.
Today, technology is bringing changes to the educational world even in developing countries. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has been able to successfully conduct Computer-Based Exams or e-Testing for its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Exam (UTME) in following the footsteps of international examinations like SAT and TOEFL, in an age when even some popular progressive private schools are yet to have functional Computer Labs! In developing countries like ours, public agencies like JAMB are usually the last to catch unto trends adopted by private schools.

Now that JAMB has set the bar, it is sure other examination bodies will follow suit. Smart and leading schools are already embracing the Computer-Based Testing (CBT) trend with EasiPREP CBT products and solutions. EasiPREP CBT solutions allow schools to prepare their students for CBT examinations using a databank of over 12,000 past questions from JAMB UTME, WAEC and NECO SSCE in a simulated computer program includes timing and automatic scoring of the exam after each exercise. Beyond that, EasiPREP also offers the option for schools to input or import their own questions into the software and set their own Computer-Based Exams for their students! Schools, whether with or without functional Computer Labs, are already talking to EasiPREP on how they will not be left behind in the CBT movement.

For schools that prefer to live on old glory and the popularity of the moment, hoping that the adoption of CBT will die down and leave them un-scathed, their consolation in the end may well be that of being acknowledged as former champions; for both winners and losers will have their place in the book of history!

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Playing Catch-Up to JAMB UTME Computer-Based Testing

Those who play catch-up often times fail to effectively catch up. JAMB already signaled its intention to conduct Computer- Based Exams (also referred to as e-Testing) from as early as 2010 because of the obvious benefits of the method in reducing or eliminating cheating, reduction of delivery time-frame for results and reduction in exam delivery costs amongst logistic and other benefits. Despite facing opposition and several challenges, the examination body has been able to partly fulfill its goal of conducting CBT exams in 2013 and is on course towards full-CBT adoption by 2015!

Some nay sayers are going to be sitting and watching how things go, full of skepticism and being masters of negative criticism and seers of challenges. Just as many were skeptical when Noah was building the ark and ended up begging to be let in when the rain will not stop, a good number of schools may end up scrambling for damage control only after their students have experienced mass failure in the JAMB UTME.

Based on a comparison of performance results, students who sat for the JAMB UTME CBT in 2013 generally had better results than those who took the old-style Paper-Based Exam. That in itself alone has generated a lot of excitement with a lot more students poised to register for the JAMB UTME CBT option due the attraction of better results.

However, expectations without foundations often lead to disappointments. Merely choosing JAMB UTME CBT option because others who sat for the option previously performed well, is no guarantee of success without adequate preparation. It is just like saying that there is money in Lagos, New York or London. It simply does not mean the money is literarily for picking on the streets of these major cities!

It should go without saying that the students confident enough to register for the JAMB UTME CBT option in 2013 knew they were adequately prepared and that was the key reason they had good results. That is why those who are all contemplating the JAMB UTME CBT option for the coming examination should either be prepared or start preparing now! 

Smart schools and smart students desirous of excellent JAMB UTME CBT results are already adopting EasiPREP CBT solution for examination preparation. EasiPREP CBT solutions allow students to prepare for Computer-Based Examinations like the JAMB UTME CBT by practicing with a databank of JAMB UTME, WAEC SSCE and NECO SSCE past questions covering over 13 subjects spread over 10 years in a simulated testing environment with actual timing and automated scoring at the end of each practice exercise! EasiPREP CBT offers the broadest preparation platform editions in Nigeria including the (1) Internet Edition for those who have access to internet and can access our website at www.easiprep.com, the (2) Personal Computer Edition for those who wish to install and use it on personal computers and laptops without having to use the internet and the (3) School Network Edition that can be used by students in the school computer laboratory network without need for internet! We also have the (4) Tablet Edition for tablets and smart phones running Android OS!

For more information about EasiPREP CBT products, please visit www.easiprep.com