The Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA) of Adamson University (AdU) released a memorandum regarding the guidelines for the preliminary exam week, wherein both full face-to-face (F2F) class arrangement and hybrid flexible learning modality (HyFlex) are present, on Sept. 16.
According to the memo, only subjects with scheduled prelim exams would implement the maximum capacity of F2F classes.
Meanwhile, other subjects with no scheduled examination would proceed with regular classes and follow the standard HyFlex guidelines with online and onsite students.
The VPAA also encouraged instructors to conduct exams through pen-and-paper to avoid issues, particularly connectivity problems, if conducted online.
After the preliminary exam week, some communication students shared their thoughts on the regulations imposed for the first exam week since the HyFlex implementation of the current academic year.
Wendell Manalo of AMC 101 shared that a full F2F setup for taking exams was a good idea, as it boosts students to study effectively.
“It also really helps us to dig deep into the lessons we discussed in class, making us absorb more of them and maximize our learnings,” he stated.
Despite not experiencing lecture classes during the exam week, Manalo suggested turning regular lecture classes into consultation hours.
“This would help the students to address their concerns about their subjects with their professors and vice versa,” Manalo added.
Moreover, Ruth Daryne Clores of AMC 201 commended the full F2F preliminary examination, except for the part where regular classes were still ongoing during exam week.
“Mahirap mag-aral (It’s hard to study) for the upcoming exams with the obligation pa to study for the new lectures,” she said.
Furthermore, as someone who lives far away from AdU, Clores said that exam week with regular classes is not ideal since traveling could be mentally and physically wearying.
“Exam week should be mainly for exams lang. They should have thought about students who resided outside Manila, including me, na mentally exhausted na, physically tired pa,” she mentioned.
(Exam week should be mainly for exams. They should have thought about students residing outside Manila, including me, who are mentally exhausted and physically tired.)
As for Rowe Borlagdatan Jr. of AMC 301, he was good with the recent preliminary exam guidelines in which the complete F2F setup exam made him remember his high school days.
“It’s more of reminiscing our experience way back when we were SHS (senior high school)— trauma is real, LOL (laugh out loud)! But, seriously good, lalo na sa mga (especially with) proctor[s] na strict in terms of cheating,” Borlagdatan said.
However, he mentioned that conducting regular classes during exam week is not plausible.
“It would bring a huge hassle to both professor and student,” he shared
Lastly, Jheanine De Pedro of AMC 402, just like all of the responses of earlier students, mentioned that it was a good idea to execute the exams through a maximum capacity of F2F classes.
“I’m pro to onsite… Mas makakapag focus yung mga students and mamo-motivate silang mag aral for the exams. This will also prevent the errors that we experience in Blackboard and avoid na rin sa cheating,” she stated.
(I’m pro to onsite… Students can focus more, and they will be motivated to study for the exams. This will also prevent the errors that we experience in Blackboard and avoid cheating also.)
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