CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF EXAMINATION MISCONDUCT AMONG STUDENT OF COLLEGES OF EDUCATION (EDUCATION PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS)
CHAPTER ONE
- INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
The oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary (2000) defined examination as spoken or practical test at school or college especially an important one that you need to do in order to get a qualification. The Wikipedia further asserted that a test or examination is an assessment intended to measure a testtakers knowledge or skill, aptitude, physical fitness or classification in many other topics (e.g. beliefs). A test may be administered orally, on a paper, on a computer or in confirmed area that requires a test taker to physically perform a set of skills. Examination is an organized assessment technique which presents individuals with a series of questions or tasks geared towards ascertaining the individual acquired knowledge and skills (Oduwaiye, 2014). Examination misconduct is defined as any deliberate act of wrong doing, contrary to the rules of examinations designed to give a candidate an undue advantage. Examination misconduct also known as malpractice is the illegal action that students take during their examinations to try to make good grades by cutting corners. Examination misconduct is an act or irregular manner of testing candidates which contravenes the rules and conventions guiding the conduct of examinations. Examination misconduct has done a lot of harm to students since many of them have neglected their books with the hope of performing the magic they are used to in every examination. Examination misconduct in Nigerian educational system has been widely discussed and viewed as a major challenge not only to examination bodies but to school administrators, the entire education system, the government and the society at large. Examination misconduct as defined by West African Examination Council (WAEC) (2003) is any irregular behaviour or act exhibited by candidates or anybody charged with the responsibility of conducting examination in or outside the examination hall, before, during or after such examination with the aim of taking undue advantage. Many of these irregularities or misconducts surround examination and it came to an alarming rate in the last three decades.
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CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF EXAMINATION MISCONDUCT AMONG STUDENT OF COLLEGES OF EDUCATION (EDUCATION PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS)
