Secondary Schools Student's Perception of Examination Malpractices and Examination Ethics

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ID5199474
AuthorsAzuka N G Alutu (University of Benin), Oyaziwo Aluede (0000-0003-1667-9954, Department of Educational Foundations and Management, Ambrose, Alli University , PMB 14, Ekpoma 310001, Nigeria)
Year2006
Volume20
Issue4
Pages295-300
Publication date2006-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Human Ecology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0970-9274 • E-ISSN: 2456-6608
PublisherKamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1080/09709274.2006.11905942
OpenAlexW2403721157
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited1

Secondary school students’ perceptions of examination malpractices and examination ethics were assessed. The participants were drawn from Secondary Schools in the Benin Metropolis of Nigeria. The study revealed that majority of the students believed that their indulgence in examination malpractice was a common occurrence, which will be difficult to eradicate. Parents, teachers and school principals were found to encourage cheating in examinations. The study also revealed that majority of the students had a very wrong notion about examination ethics; believing that examination ethics entail among others sitting next to someone in order to copy from his/her paper in the examination hall. In all, counselling intervention strategies such as, school counsellors partnering with the school authorities and students to set up examination ethics clubs that will teach the virtues of hardwork; school counsellors partnering with parents/teachers association and other significant others on strategies that would help to inculcate in them the virtues of “responsibility” were advocated

Cheating · Malpractice · Medical education · Perception · Physical examination · Political science · Academic integrity and plagiarism · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Surgery

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