Liberia, Oct. 23 -- For generations, primary school examinations in Liberia have followed a familiar routine: pupils seated behind wooden desks, pens in hand, answering questions on sheets of paper while teachers supervise and collect scripts for marking.

By Patience M. Jones

At Royal Light International School in Duazon Turning Point, that tradition is gradually giving way to computer screens.

Inside the school's computer laboratory, pupils read questions, select answers and submit their examinations digitally. For these young learners, what may appear to be a simple change in examination methods represents an early introduction to the digital skills increasingly required in education and the workplace.

"It's easy because we don't ne...