[kictanet] KCSE results fiasco explained?

[David Aduda]

Colleagues,

I would be excited to get someone who can explain how the so-called computer error just happened this year and how a body (KNEC) entrusted with the noble task of setting, administering, marking and grading marks for our children could not detect the problem upfront. Is computer becoming the latter day punching bag for grave human mistakes? And does the computer generate its own data or fit's ed by human beings? 

If there is nay error here, blame my computer?

Aduda

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> From: 	kictanet-bounces+daduda=nation.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke on behalf of Leonard Mware
> Sent: 	Wednesday, April 9, 2008 1:29 PM
> To: 	David Aduda
> Cc: 	KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> Subject: 	Re: [kictanet] KCSE results fiasco explained?
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> <<File: ATT5157354.txt>>
> 'Outdated' as in fashion or not just not able to crunch figures due to 'uzee"?
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: John Walubengo <jwalu at yahoo.com>
> To: mleonardo at yahoo.com
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 9, 2008 10:11:36 AM
> Subject: [kictanet] KCSE results fiasco explained?
> 
> >>>Daily Nation, 9th April.
> A programming error is to blame for last year?s KCSE
> results fiasco in which the error led to the adjustment of
> mean grades for some students. 
> 
> Education Minister Sam Ongeri said when he released a
> report on last year?s Form Four examinations fiasco
> yesterday. The report blamed outdated computer programming
> language for the error which led to the adjustment of mean
> grades for nearly 40,000 candidates. It arose from the use
> of an outdated version of a programming language at Kenya
> National Examinations Council.
> >>>rest of story @
> http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=1&newsid=120791
> 
> I found it quite difficult to understand how an 'outdated'
> programming language that has been working well over the
> years suddenly begins to lose memory (its mind?) due to the
> 'ageing' process...ama are we experiencing Y2K bug ver 2
> remixed here?
> 
> ...and now that the report is public, could Barnabas (ICT
> Mnger, Education) shed some more technical light on what
> could have transpired? Or maybe Prof. Kashorda who sat on
> the Investigation committee? Because technically I still
> dont get it...
> 
> walu.
> 
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