By S. Siapha Mulbah
The Center for Integrated Solutions (CIS) has launched WASSCElab as a remedy to the situation in response to challenges faced by Liberian students during public examinations and other national testing and valuation programs.
WASSCElab is a digital student learning enhancement platform, with teaching features and educational resources, to assist students across the country during their preparation stage towards national exams and the regional test administered by the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC).
According to the President and Founder of the Center for Integrated Solutions, Varlee Sannor, Liberian students over the years have been faced with resource constraints when preparing for national tests and the regional exam, which has led to the loss of opportunities around the world to explore the educational community.
Sannor said the growth of technology across the world led his institution to the development of the software application and website by his team, to respond to the growing concerns raised by Liberian students.
According to him, students of present day have more interest in learning faster using electronic devices and gargets. The internet and social media have also increased the generational thought of modernizing capacity building programs, as well as educational opportunities.
Sannor disclosed that in order to have Liberia on par with other countries in the region, there is a need to improve on the presentation of every sector, with key focus on education and human capacity building, like countries around the world.
Presenting WASSCElab over the weekend at the Corina Hotel in Monrovia to the education community of the country, he explained that the vision for digitizing learning activities using the app and the website came to being over three years ago, by passionate Liberian educators at the Center for Integrated Solutions, and has helped many students in achieving excellence when participating in public and regional exams.
“Back then, many Liberians had missed out on opportunities, only because of the lack of efficient resources and materials that could them prepare for mainly the regional exam administered annually by WAEC. It is not because they are limited than other students in the region, but these things happen because most of them lack sufficient materials when preparing for the test,” he said.
He noted that the new technology in WASSCElab is built with high standards and quality security, to ensure that the accounts for schools and students on the platform are guarded, for effective educational and learning purposes.
Varlee Sannor intimated that over 300 questions and solutions per subject have currently been uploaded on the platform for the students to study from the comfort of their homes and every other convenient location anytime, with the consumption of low data with accurate accelerated speed.
Launching the app, Deputy Education Minister, Alexander Doupo, and other school administrators, lauded the Liberian architects at the institution for the platform that many see as a tool that will take education to another level in the country.
The Deputy Minister said though government has a responsibility to provide quality education for all citizens by building infrastructures and initiating reforms for the learning environment, the development of key programs by private sector actors is essential for the country.
Doupo described WASSCElab as a boost for the country’s educational sector because it supports student-centered learning, and will ensure that new technologies be introduced to keep young people across the country prepared for the regional test, taken alongside other countries.
