Causes and effects of examination malpractices on the performance of secondary school students in orumba south l. International journal of advanced academic research arts, humanities and. Other factors responsible for examination malpractice such as emphasis on paper qualification, parents desire for their children to pass at all cost or means possible. Three 3 research questions were used for the study with descriptive survey design adopted.
The effect of examination malpractice on academic performance of secondary school students in ogoja local government area of cross river state includes abstract and chapter one, complete project material available the effect of examination malpractice on academic performance of secondary school students in ogoja local government area of cross river state abstract the value and. Some may even collect some amount of n500, n200, or n100 to allow students cheat. Also, the novemberdecember examination meant for private candidates last year recorded a similar poor performance. Examination malpractice has grave consequences on the individuals and institutions of learning, communities and the country at large. Disadvantages of examination malpractice, consequences. Examination malpractice is a cankerworm that portends grave dangers for the nation. Examination malpractice also known as cheating is the illegal action that students take during their examinations to try to make good grades by cutting corners. Nov 03, 2019 one of the problems facing our education system in nigeria is examination malpractice. It should be recalled that in the mayjune 2009 examination, only 356,981 candidates representing 26 per cent of the 1,373,009 students who sat for the examination obtained five effective credits. The study investigated causes and effect of examination malpractice on the performance of secondary school students in orumba south local government area. Examination malpractice is a major challenge confronting the nigeriaeducation system on this twenty first century. It identified the causes and effects responsible for the persistence of examination malpractices. For example, students who engage in examination malpractice are more likely to be dishonest in other aspect of their life. Effect of examination malpractice on students performance pdf.
Generex and mcleed 2005 found that permissive teachers attitude and low teacher vigilance tend to increase cheating which affect students performance. The influence of personality trait on the academic. The study also exposed various forms of malpractices students perpetrate and their reasons for doing so, i. Sarita 2015 claimed that educational anxiety is the combination of anxiety and academic anxiety.
The moral issues in the society and the quest for certificate in the face of poor academic performance has been identified as some of the major causes. Correlates of examination malpractice and academic performance. Anzene directorate of advancement and linkages, nasarawa state polytechnic, lafia nigeria. Pdf causes and effects of examination malpractices on. The sample for the study comprised of one hundred students who were randomly selected from four schools. Pdf factors that influence examination malpractice and. Causes of examination malpractice on the standard of. Factors that influence examination malpractice and academic performance in. Examination malpractice examination has two main distinct concepts. Dismissal, termination, loss of position, and lack of selfconfidence are effects and have caused a lot of embarrassment and suffering to individuals, families and the nation. Examination has been generally accepted as the best means.
Two instruments used for data collection were examination malpractice questionnaire emq and a 50item. Most schools have a zerotolerance policy to examination malpractice and any student caught can be expelled. Gbenda, 2008 confirmed that examination malpractice is not peculiar to nigeria. Correlates of examination malpractice among secondary school. It is a social menace which has eaten deep into our educational system such that feeble minded persons now see it as an acceptable and recognizable means of passing examinations which they seek to encourage. But, in nigeria, a negative phenomenon can be observed, which constantly affects the educational system in general. The influence of examination malpractice on the measurement of students ability in nigerian universities emaikwu, s. The focus of this study was to investigate factors that influence examination malpractice and academic performance in primary science among primary six pupils in cross river state, nigeria. Correlates of examination malpractice and academic performance of. Examination malpractice is a major challenge confronting the nigeria education system on this twenty first century. Examination malpractice does not have an effect on secondary school students performance in nigeria. Examination malpractice is an act or irregular manner of testing candidates which contravenes the rules and conventions guiding the conduct of examinations. The teachers often demand money from the students writing examination. The percentages of students who passed during the years were report to be 22, 54.
Confirming the above view, ezezogor 2002 in bernedette and rita 2012 said that students involvement in examination malpractice is due to teachers encouragement. Assessing the impact of examination malpractices on the measurement of ability in nigeria 750 are products of examination malpractice have become a reserved army of the unemployable duze, 2011. The researcher concluded that continuous assessment strategies positively contribute to the performance of students. First, to achieve the purpose for which it is designed and second, to be a reliable consistent means of measurement wilayat 2009. Jan 05, 2015 examination malpractice is an illegal behaviour by a candidate before, during or after the examination so that heshe can attain success easily and cheaply.
A nation that will be governed by morons because of its inability to produce leaders that are well equipped mentally, morally and physically. Jul 30, 2019 effect of examination malpractice on students performance pdf. There is a general worry about the poor quality of education in nigeria. When however, irregularity or examination malpractice occurs, then the validity and resulting outcome is questionable. And the act should be diligently enforced no matter whose ox is gored. Causes and effects of examination malpractice in secondary schools includes abstract and chapter one, complete project material available the causes and effects of examination malpractice in secondary schools abstract this research was designed to investigate the reasons students cheat at examinations, the methods they adopt in cheating, the main sources of examination leakages. Jan 14, 2014 the effects of classroom management on the academic performance of students. Mar 24, 2015 causes of examination malpractice on the standard of education in nigeria, a case study of abohmbaise l. Examination malpractice, secondary schools, students, babura. Department of educational foundations and general studies college of agricultural and science education federal university of agriculture makurdi, benue state, nigeria email. Students perception of causes and effects of examination.
The educational system has for long had serious hit from examination malpractice and this has brought into focus the need to tackle this issues in order of findings ways to eradicate such problems in the light of the above the study looked at examination. Nowadays, students refer to examination malpractice as brain support which. Pdf why do students engage in examination malpractice. Pdf causes and effects of examination malpractices on the. This research was carried out to investigate examination malpractice among secondary school students in mushin local government area in lagos state. Examination malpractice is defined as any deliberate act of wrong doing, contrary to the rules of examinations designed to give a candidate an undue advantage. This study considers the remote causes of examination malpractice in the nigerian education system with a view to suggest new ways of combating the problem.
The study findings revealed that examination malpractice has an effect on secondary school students performance in nigeria. Examination malpractice has a compounding effect in the sense t hat students who are successful in engaging in examination malpractices also demoral ize other students who do not engage in such acts. Examination malpractice increases lack of confidence among students who would have ordinarily passed an examination feel disappointed and loss of confidence when less intelligent ones perform better than then through cheating, thus leading to loss of confidence in themselves and in the examination and the system at large. Easy project materials website, free research project topics and materials. A study of factors affecting students performance in.
Ukpong 2003 pointed out that examination dishonesty is one of the devastating and conspicuous forms of indiscipline in nigeria. Examination malpractice causes, effects and solutions in. Effect of examination malpractice a nation that is backward academically because of its failure to produce students that can think independently. Low academic performance of pupils in internalexternal examinations and the. In this article, we will take a closer look at examination malpractice causes, effects, and solutions for it.
Supervisors and custodians of examination papers are reflection of the wider society. Furthermore, the major effects of examination malpractices on pupils academic performance reported by respondents included poor academic performance, less. It was found that i the respondents viewed that at university level most of the psychological, physical, socioeconomic and educational factors affected their performance in examination ii change in pattern of question papers near examination affect student s performance iii the respondents viewed that unfair means in examination affect. This study was carried out to investigate the effects of private lesson on academic performance of students in j. Many teachers of a level secondary schools in masaka utilized various continuous assessment strategies to enhance their students. Examination malpractice act of 1999 should be amended to incorporate that section of decree 20 of 1984 which stipulated twentyone years imprisonment without option of a fine for a convicted culprit. And to provide a lasting solution to it, one needs to know the causes and effect in secondary schools, tertiary institutions, etc. Majority of them end up stealing or even cheating at work. This ugly situation is engendered by the students desire to obtain excellent performance in examination, so as to present themselves as proud children to their parents. Examination malpractice has many effects on students, teachers, educational institutions and the educational system as a whole. This study is restricted to the causes and effects of examination malpractice in auchi polytechnic, auchi. Effects of mobile phones on students positive and negative.
Pdf correlates of examination malpractice and academic. Education is the bedrock of growth and development of any economy and the extent to which an economy improves is through education. Education, examination malpractice, institutions, national. Effect of examination malpractice to the performance of secondary. Causes and effects of examination malpractice in society. It is a social menace which has eaten deep into our educational system such that feeble minded persons now see it as an acceptable and recognizable means. Students can use mobile phones to store answers and cheat during exams or facilitate the exchange of information during examinations. Assessing the impact of examination malpractices on the. Three research hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Remote causes and counseling implications of examination. A case study of college of education, ekiadolorbenin abstract the educational system has for long had serious hit from examination malpractice and this has brought into focus the need to tackle this issues in order of findings ways to eradicate such problems in the light of the above the study looked at examination. Students have many anxieties related to education as pressure by parents and schools to achieve top scores has created stress levels among students. Examination malpractice is any act by student invigilators, examiners, lecturers etc. The project highlights the causes of examination malpractice among secondary school students, the effect of examination malpractice and solution to examination malpractice in secondary schools.