'Outdated' as in fashion or not just not able to crunch figures due to 'uzee"? ----- Original Message ---- From: John Walubengo <jwalu@yahoo.com> To: mleonardo@yahoo.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@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 The report blamed outdated computer programming language for the error which led to the adjustment of mean grades for nearly 40,000 candidates. It arose from the use of an outdated version of a programming language at Kenya National Examinations Council.
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I found it quite difficult to understand how an 'outdated' programming language that has been working well over the years suddenly begins to lose memory (its mind?)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. ____________________________________________________________________________________ You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: mleonardo@yahoo.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mleonardo%40yahoo.com ____________________________________________________________________________________ You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com