Pictures of college students donning “anti-cheating” hats in the Philippines have gone viral and inspired other colleges to follow suit amid bold claims over their effectiveness. Students designed their own hats and their creativity is absolutely hilarious.
Hilarious 'Anti-Cheating' Exam Hats At A Philippines College Goes Viral
By
Zainab Pervez in
Funny
On 24th October 2022
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Authorities across the world routinely find new ways to curb the menace of cheating during exams. One such incident that emerged from the Philippines has gone viral where college students can be seen wearing 'anti-cheating' hats.
Students at one college in Legazpi City were asked to wear headgear that would prevent them from peeking at others' papers. They responded by creating bizarre apparel out of cardboard, egg boxes and other recycled things. One lad even made his own goggles using paper tubes. Others donned hats, helmets or Halloween masks.
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Their teacher told the BBC she had been looking for a "fun way" to ensure "integrity and honesty" in her classes. Mary Joy Mandane-Ortiz, a professor of mechanical engineering at Bicol University College of Engineering, said the idea had been "really effective".
She was inspired by a technique reportedly used in Thailand 9 years back.
In 2013, an image went viral appearing to show a room of university students in Bangkok taking test papers while wearing "ear flaps" - sheets of paper stuck to either side of their head to obscure their vision.
Her idea was implemented for recent mid-term exams, which were sat by hundreds of students at the college in the third week of October. Prof Mandane-Ortiz said her initial request had been for students to make a "simple" design out of paper.
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Prof Mandane-Ortiz said her engineering students took the idea and ran with it - in some cases innovating complex headgear in "just five minutes" with any junk they found lying around. Others donned hats, helmets or Halloween masks to fulfil the brief.
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The professor's Facebook posts - showing the youngsters wearing their elaborate creations - garnered thousands of likes in a matter of days, and attracted coverage from Filipino media outlets. They also reportedly inspired schools and universities in other parts of the country to encourage their own students to put together anti-cheating headwear.
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Prof Mandane-Ortiz said her students performed better this year, having been motivated by the strict examination conditions to study extra hard. Many of them finished their tests early, she added - and nobody was caught cheating this year.
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One of the netizens questioned the practice saying, "Why are the college authorities using such drastic measures?". Meanwhile, another was impressed by the creativity of the college students, "The one with the tunnel-vision binoculars has to be my favourite tho."
Kids these days are always finding innovative new ways to cheat on their exams and it's a constant arms race to crack down on them and catch them out. But there's no chance of this lot getting away with cheating