Pens communicate with paper vigorously as students write answers to the questions that have been posed by their instructors. Some frantically chew on their pen covers/tops, others fidget ceaselessly. Some stare into the ceiling and some still look for opportunities to have a glance at what their supposed ‘Messiahs’ – sitting by them – have written.
The tension in the examination hall is very great.
Amidst all these, there are other factors at play that make it difficult for the student to fully concentrate. These factors include (but not limited to):
- Intermittent announcement of the time left on the clock by invigilators
- A lady’s beads/thong provocatively signaling one’s eyes for attention (applies to guys)
- The thighs of a lady shooting out of her skimpy skirt
- Invigilators dragging their feet as they move about (not forgetting the noise made by their shoes)
- Some students whistling for attention from friends
- Sometimes, some students (girls especially) are distracted by the dresses, hairstyles, nail polishes being worn by their friends
- Some students ‘admire’ or even ‘have crushes’ on some invigilators and therefore spend quite an amount of time watching them as they move about the examination hall.
As can be rightly observed, distractions during examinations are essential to the study of human behaviour and how effective people are, under pressure.
