Funny “Anti-Cheating” Hats Made By Philippines Students To Wear During Exams
Others wore caps, helmets, or Halloween masks while several students created inventive, intricate headgear out of trash they found laying around.
On social media, images of students in the Philippines sporting “anti-cheating” headgear have gone popular. A series of images were posted on Facebook by Mary Joy Mandane-Ortiz, a mechanical engineering professor at Bicol University College of Engineering, showing the students taking their midterm exams while wearing their extravagant constructions.
In order to prevent them from reading other students’ papers, the engineering college students in Legazpi City were asked to wear headwear. The children responded by building their own devices out of cardboard, egg cartons, and other recycled items.
The photos rapidly went viral online and even made headlines in the Philippines, where several other institutions followed likewise in an effort to combat cheating.
Ms. Mandane-Ortiz stated in a BBC interview that she had been searching for a “fun manner” to guarantee “integrity and honesty” in her class. She said her suggestion had been “very beneficial.”
The professor added that she had asked for students to create a “basic” paper design. But according to Ms. Mandane-Ortiz, some of her students created elaborate headgear out of scrap materials they found lying around, while others wore caps, helmets, or Halloween masks.
The professor added that she had asked for students to create a “basic” paper design. But according to Ms. Mandane-Ortiz, some of her students created elaborate headgear out of scrap materials they found lying around, while others wore caps, helmets, or Halloween masks.
Ms. Mandane-Ortiz explained that a method employed in Thailand a few years ago served as her inspiration. According to her, in 2013, a photograph that quickly gained popularity on social media showed college students taking tests while donning “ear flaps”—sheets of paper taped to either side of their heads to block their view.
According to the professor, this year’s engineering students fared better since they worked more to prepare for the difficult exam conditions. Most importantly, she said, none of them were found cheating. Many of them even finished their exams early.
