ABSTRACT
This study is designed to carry out an investigation of the causes and effects
of examination malpractice in College of education, Ekiadolor, Benin City.
Examination malpractice is a problem, which has plagued the educational system
of Nigeria for years. Some causes and effects of examination malpractice have
been identified in recent times. This research is therefore designed to
revalidate students’ perception of causes and effects of examination
malpractices. The instrument used for data collection is the questionnaire. The
questionnaires were administered to students in college of education
Ekiadolor-Benin. From the students’ responses some results were obtained, these
are:
Students in general agreed with the identified causes and effects of
examination malpractice. From the result of the data analysis it was observed
that the major causes promoting examination malpractice is the strong desire
ton acquire certificate and success at all cost. Based on the findings the
researcher made some recommendations o how to eradicate examination
malpractice.
1. That
collaborative effort is required from everyone concerned such as the parents,
teachers, government and students.
2. Parents
should educate their children on the implication of examination malpractice.
3. Children
should be taught on how to be confident of themselves and depend on their own
ability.
4. Rigorous
penalty should be given to those who involve themselves in examination
malpractice. The gravity of penalty should be determined by the gravity of
their offences.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background
of the study
1.2 Statement
of the problem
1.3 Purpose
of the study
1.4 Research
questions
1.5 Significance
of the study
1.6 Limitations
of the study
1.7 Definition
of terms
Chapter Two
Review of Related
Literature
2.1 Concept
of examination malpractice
2.2 Causes
of examination malpractice
2.3 Possible
solution to examination malpractice
Chapter Three
3.1 Population
of the study
3.2 Sample
of the study
3.3 Research
instrument
3.4 Validity
of the instrument
3.5 Administration
of instrument
3.6 Method
of data analysis
Chapter Four
Analysis and
interpretation of data
Chapter Five
Summary, Conclusion and
Recommendation
References
Questionnaires
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The issue of examination malpractice has become a rampant phenomenon, which has
led to problem of educational system in Nigeria today. It has eaten so deep
into every aspect of the economy because education is the bedrock upon which
any country or society can be developed. Infact, many educational authorities
of Nigeria schools are now with the mentality that the best way to make their
students to excel is by cheating in examination. Examination malpractice can be
defined as an illegal or unethical behaviour by somebody in the process of
testing an examinee’s ability or knowledge. It can also be stated as any means
which a students device to pass an examination Oluya and Daramola (1992)
defined examination malpractice as any irregular behaviour exhibited by a
candidate or anybody charged with the conduct of examination before, during or
after the examination which contravene the rules and regulations governing the
conduct of such examination.
The incidence of examination malpractice practice has witnessed increasing
trend and this is invariably due to the candidates fear of failure, lack of
confidence, inadequate preparation and laziness. The bad habit has eaten very
deep into our society. Infact examination malpractice is a cankerworm that
portend grave danger for the nation. However, examination plays a very
important roles in our educational system. It is used for the measurement and
evaluation of students. Examination provides the learner with knowledge of
his/her achievement in relation to desire objective thus acting, as
reinforcement and enabling him/her to take whatever remedial action may be
needed. It is also used to diagnose learners’ difficulties, weakness and
deficiencies in learning. It offers the learners a realistic awareness of his
intellectual status among his peers infact, in Nigeria, examination is
currently used in predicting a student’s future academic behaviour.
Actually, examination can be used in so many other area, but today this monster
(examination malpractice) has destroyed educational system of instructing or
training the young people on how to develop and use their mental, moral, and
physical power. Examination malpractice has planted the seed of unethical
values in the fertile mind of the students. The problematic phenomenon has a
free region amount to support and enabling our environment to get destroyed
where by our future leaders, such as doctors, civil servants, bankers,
politicians, accountants, journalist, professors are forged on the fraudulent
foundation of examination malpractice. This has serious social, political and
economical consequence not just for a country but also for the world at large.
But educational system must rise above moral decadence since it holds the only
hope for the transformation of the youth and for the future of political,
social and economic sanity.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The researcher noticed the rate increase in students’ involvement in
examination malpractice in higher institutions is alarming. From the background
of the study it has also be discovered that examination plays a prominent roles
in our educational system. Since it holds the only hope for the transformation
of the youths and serves as the medium in which Nigeria used in predicting a
students future academic behaviour, examination malpractice has to be death
with. The major problem of examination malpractice in college of education
Ekiadolor as a case study of this research is that most of the students paid
less attention to their study but spend most of their time in worldly pleasure.
And thereby planned on how they can cheat in examination because it has so
eaten into their blood. This could be because they have not really faced the
deadly consequence of examination malpractice.
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The purpose of this study includes the following:
1. To
examine the causes of examination malpractice
2. To
find out the method students use in cheating in examination hall.
3. To
know the effects of examination malpractice on the students at present, future
and on the society in general.
4. To
suggest possible remedies to combat the problem of examination
malpractice.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The following research questions are raised.
1. Does
the urge for success promote examination malpractice?
2. Does
involvement in examination malpractice lead to expulsion fro school?
3. Is
there any difference in the perception of male and female students towards the
effects of examination malpractice?
4. Does
examination malpractice led to the falling standard of educational system in
Nigeria?
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This research work when completed will be of great value to the students and
lecturers of college of education Ekiadolor Benin City. The students will
equally contribute much in creating awareness and in educating others about
inherent in examination malpractice.
Also, it will assist
them to know how to found possible solution to examination malpractice.
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
Although most schools in Nigeria is involved in one or more terms of
examination malpractices, this study is limited to college of education,
Ekiadolor-Benin city. The school is a higher institution for learning with
large number of students.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
MALPRACTICE: It
is any action which makes it impossible to use examination in determining the
level of students ability or it is any act of wrong doing which contradict the
rules and regulations of examination.
EXAMINATION: can be
defined as an assessment of students to ascertain to what extent they have
benefited from the teaching of their teachers in given subject.
GIRAFFE: This is the
involvement of one examinee turning or stretching neck to read or check the
script of another examinee with the aiming of copying.
ECOMOG: (Mass cheating).
This is a massive agreement among candidates to assist one another in the
examination hall.
WETIE: This is collusion
between candidates and officials, where candidates make advance monetary or
materials inducements to examiners or officials for undue favour.
ASSAULT AND
INTIMIDATION: These are practice whereby the candidates create confusion and
commotion to create conducive atmosphere for their time.
TATOO: Is an act of
writing on palm, lap or any part of the body and thereafter referred to such
writing inside the examination hall.
Department | Education |
Project ID Code | EDU0468 |
Chapters | 5 Chapters |
No of Pages | 45 pages |
Reference | YES |
Format | Microsoft Word |
Price | ₦4000, $15 |
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