Parents Education and Socio-Economic Status and Academic Performance

The educational level of parents goes a long way in influencing the academic performance of their children. According to Stevenson (1984) the higher and educational status of the parents the greater the degree of parental involvement in school activities, the younger the age of the child the greater the degree of parental involvement and children of parents who are more involved in school activities do better in school than children with parents who are less involved.

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.

The Concept of Examination Malpractice

 

Examination malpractice has been defined variously by many authors; some ten (10) definitions/views are presented here:
i.    Chukwuemeka (1982) referred to examination malpractice as violation of examination rules and regulations by candidates.
ii.    Aliyu (1996) looked at examination malpractice as an irregular behaviour related to the examination exhibited by candidates or anybody charged with the conduct of examination in or outside the examination hall before, during and after the examination.