Thursday, 19 September 2013

STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF THE CAUSES OF EXAMINATION MALPRACTICE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS

ABSTRACT
The study was designed to investigate students’ perception of the causes of examination malpractice in secondary schools in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State. To direct the study, three research questions were stated. The population of the study comprised all secondary school students in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design and the sample size was one hundred students randomly sampled from ten schools.
Data for the study were collected using researcher’s developed questionnaire. In analyzing the data collected, the researcher used frequencies, percentages and mean scores in order to answer the research questions raised. The data analyzed showed that the most prominent factors that influence students’ dishonest characteristics in higher institutions are: to make better grades in examination, to gain admission go through school and graduate and to incur peers recognition. It also revealed that the major indicators of students’ dishonest behavior are: cheating in examination, impersonation during admission and examination, submission of fake credentials for admission or examination, and general misbehavior in hostels and classrooms. Finally, it was revealed that students are of the view that the threats and challenges of students dishonest behavior is that the credibility of the degree becomes questionable, academic standards collapses and the institution loses its credibility. Based on these findings some recommendations were made at the end of the study.

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