Yanoa educational programme launched

Page 15 Friday November 28 2008
AN educational programme aimed at assisting students in all facets of education was launched in Accra at the weekend.
The programme, which is known as Yanoa (meaning already cooked), is a well structured and meaningful programme to assist students prepare well for examination.
Launching the ‘Yanoa Test Preparation Software’, Dr Osei Darkwa, President of the Ghana Telecom University College, said education at all levels was about preparing students to learn effectively in order to pass their examinations.
Dr Darkwa said the target group of the Yanoa programme was those who were preparing for the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
He said secondary education was designed to fulfil a vital mission in society which was terminal and preparatory. This is thus recognised as the cornerstone of the educational system in the 21st century.
He said presently, there were increased demands for secondary education, due to the forces transforming society-globalisation, industrialisation, rural-urban migration and informatisation, among other things.
He said regardless of the purpose and the level of development of secondary education, the end product was basically an assessment.
He stressed that assessment or testing was a normal process of academic life and everyday life as well.