THE ASSOCIATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL-RELATED FACTORS WITH EXAMINATION MALPRACTICE IN NIGERIA

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  • I.D. Eyarefe Department of Educational Management University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Abstract

The incidence of examination malpractice which started as a minor misdemeanor several decades ago has become a permanent feature of Nigerian educational system. Efforts by educational stakeholders through sanctions to stem the tide have not yielded meaningful results; hence the need for further investigation into factors that promote students involvement in malpractices. In this study, the association between environmental-related factors and examination malpractice in secondary schools was evaluated.

The study adopted a survey research design of ex-post facto type. Participants for the study were 400 teachers who have served as examination invigilators in schools.  Multi-stage sampling technique was used to get the sample size in three geo-political zones: South-South, North-Central and North-East of the country. The instrument used was Examination Environment Questionnaire (r=0.85). Five research hypotheses were tested in the study while chi square was used to analyse the data at 0-05 confident limit.

Result shows that environmental-related factors are significantly associated with student involvement in examination malpractice: lack of conducive examination halls (? 2= 4.243; P values = 0.039; P = <0.05); inadequate seating facilities (? 2= 4.751; P values = 0.029; P = <0.05); Seat arrangement  (? 2= 14.123; P values = 0.001; P = <0.05); Invigilator/examinee ratio (?2=6.642;Pvalues=0.036).                                                                                                                                                                                                   

The provision of adequate resource materials will promote healthy examination environment, positively influence student’s attitude during examination and minimize incidence of examination malpractice in secondary schools in Nigeria.

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Published

2021-06-17

How to Cite

I.D. Eyarefe. (2021). THE ASSOCIATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL-RELATED FACTORS WITH EXAMINATION MALPRACTICE IN NIGERIA. African Journal of Educational Management, 13(1), 197–214. Retrieved from https://journals.ui.edu.ng/index.php/ajem/article/view/207