Examination Malpractice in Nigeria: Causes and Effects on National Development

Autor/inn/en	Onyibe, C. O.; Uma, Uma U.; Ibina, Emmanuel
Titel	Examination Malpractice in Nigeria: Causes and Effects on National Development
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Practice, 6 (2015) 26, S.12-17 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2222-1735
Schlagwörter	Educational Malpractice; Tests; Cheating; Literature Reviews; Etiology; Economic Impact; Economic Development; Change Strategies; State Action; Educational Practices; Student Behavior; Student Evaluation; Feedback (Response); Postsecondary Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Conference Papers; Position Papers; Content Analysis; Educational Administration; Foreign Countries; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsmisere; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Prellen; Ätiologie; Ökonomische Determinanten; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Lösungsstrategie; Staatliche Intervention; Bildungspraxis; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Konferenzmaterial; Positionspapier; Inhaltsanalyse; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Ausland
Abstract	Education, being a process of teaching and learning is evaluated through examination at the end of the learning period. Examination not only serves as a feedback for the trainer to ascertain the level of knowledge acquisition but also serves as a measure of knowledge retention by the trainee. Any misconduct or irregularity distorts this feedback mechanism and gives a false outcome of the learning process. This paper examines the causes and forms of examination malpractice in Nigeria, the consequences on the national development, previous efforts made at curbing it and recommended ways of eradicating examination malpractice in the country. Relevant journals and conference papers consulted, and the writers' personal experiences during examination invigilation were the sources of data used in the paper. It is discovered that the perennial lack of political will on the part of government to enforce the Decree 20 of 1984 and now, Examination Malpractice Act 33 of 1999 has caused the examination misconduct to remain on the increase in Nigeria. This paper recommends strongly that the Examination Malpractice Act of 1999 should be amended to incorporate that section of Decree 20 of 1984 which stipulated twenty-one years imprisonment without option of a fine for a convicted culprit. And the Act should be diligently enforced no matter whose ox is gored. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01