ISSN: 2320-9720 Trends in Examination Malpractice in.
Abstract: Examination malpractice is a serious problem in Nigerian educational institutions and especially in secondary schools. Examination malpractice is a notable reality in Nigeria but with many negative consequences. The presence of examination malpractice is a threat to the stability of educational institutions and the society at large.
It is on recorded history that the first serious case of examination malpractice in independent Nigeria was the leakage in 1977 of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) question paper for the West African School Examination (Onyechere, 1996).
Nigeria’s education system is that which has been greatly hampered by examination malpractice. Today, there is probably no examination that can be totally confirmed malpractice-free because, the act of examination malpractice is no longer given a sour look by the government, parents and even school teachers. This has apparently contributed greatly to the decline of Nigeria’s standard of.
Examination malpractice in Nigeria: Examination malpractice has eaten deep into the education system of Nigeria to the extent that it can no longer be totally defeated. Many scholars have corroborated the fact that examination malpractice cannot be easily eliminated in Nigeria any longer because a considerable number of students and parents in the country accepts it.
In Nigeria, the first publicly reported case of examination malpractice occurred in 1914 when there was a leakage of question papers in the senior Cambridge local examination. Ever since, there have been cases of irregularities reported on a yearly basis.
The study on the effect of examination malpractice on the educational system in Nigeria will be of immense benefit to the entire secondary schools in Nigeria, the state and the federal government and other researchers that wishes to carry out similar research on the above topic as the findings from the study will educate the government on the effect of examination malpractice on the.
Opinion - The task of conducting public examination in Nigeria is becoming increasingly complicated and difficult by the day, and the major examination bodies are battling to maintain the.