Teacher retraining needed to tackle social media jargon in WASSCE – Adutwum

Former Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has called for increased teacher professional development following concerns over the use of social media language and jargon in the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

According to him, the appearance of informal social media expressions in students’ examination scripts points to a growing difficulty among some students in distinguishing between language used on social media and the formal language expected in academic settings.

He believes a combination of teacher retraining, classroom monitoring and student guidance can help address the challenge and ensure that social media jargon does not undermine students’ performance in future external examinations.