ABSTRACT
The purpose of this research apart from it being
an academic exercise is to critically examine “Effect Of Examination Misconduct On The Nigeria
Education System” particular reference to Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi Edo
State. It is aimed
unveiling the native stage and cause of misconduct and its effect on student in
an school the method adopted gives a summarized description of the number of
techniques used in the course pf this study which involves source/types of data
population of this study and conduct of field work. A complete survey was
carried out in order to obtain genuine information about fraud and its control
in a computerized accounting environment and the used of oral interview
observation and questionnaire formed the response from the analysis carried out
fraud is easier in a computerized system than in a manual system therefore, strong control need to part
in place to curb misconduct.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Title Page
Certification - - - - - - - - - i
Dedication - - - - - - - - - - ii
Acknowledgements - - - - - - - - iii
Table of Contents - - - - - - - - iv
Abstract - - - - - - - - - - vii
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1
Background to the Study - - - - - - 1
1.2
Statement of the Problem - - - - - - 6
1.3
Research Questions - - - - - - - 7
1.4
Objective of the Study - - - - - - - 7
1.5
Statement of Hypotheses - - - - - - 8
1.6
Scope of the Studies - - - - - - - 8
1.7
Significance of the Study - - - - - - 9
1.8
Limitation of the Study - - - - - - - 9
1.9
Operational Definition of Terms - - - - - 10
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Examination Misconduct - - - - - - 12
2.2 Nature of Misconduct- - - - - - - 22
2.3 Cause of Examination Misconduct- - - - - 24
2.4 Various Dimensions of Examination Misconduct - - 28
2.5 Perpetrators of Various Forms of Examination Misconduct 34
2.6 Dangers of Examination Misconduct - - - - 38
2.7 Management/Intervention Strategies of Examination Misconduct 39
2.8 Effect of Examination Misconduct on the Socialization Process in
the
School Environment - - - - - - - 42
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHOD
3.1 Research
Design - - - - - - - - 44
3.2 Population
of the Study - - - - - - - 44
3.3 Sampling
/Sampling Techniques - - - - - 44
3.4 Source
of Data - - - - - - - - 45
3.5 Method
of Data Collection - - - - - - 45
3.6 Method
of data Analysis - - - - - - 45
CHAPTER THREE: DATA
PRESENTATION ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
4.1 Data Presentation - - - - - - - - 46
4.2 Data Analysis - - - - - - - - 54
4.3 Discussion of Findings - - - - - - - 60
CHAPTER THREE: SUMMARY CONCLUSION AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Summary - - - - - - - - - 62
5.2 Conclusion - - - - - - - - - 62
5.3 Recommendations - - - - - - - 63
References
CHAPTER
ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.
1 Background to the Study
One of the objectives of education in Nigerian is to
prepare the young one to face challenges
and /or develop them to meet the nation’s manpower requirements and one of the
variables of economic growth as emphasized by new endogenous growth theory. Schools need to conduct
examination as yardstick for assessment.
It is the most practical way of assessment in education Maduka (1993)
defined examination as a way to ascertain how much of a subject matter in a
particular field of study the candidate has mastered. Hornby (1995) defined
examination as a formal lest of somebody’s knowledge or ability in a particular
subject, especially by means of answering question or practical exercises
(P.58) Balogun (1999) also defined it as the process through which students are
alienated of tested to find out the quality of knowledge they have acquired
within a special period. Examination could be internal or external; it could be
oral, written or both.
Examination misconduct is any wrong doing before,
during or after any examination. Although one may not be able to rule out
examination misconduct in the past, the current trend is alarming and calls for
proper management in order to ride the school system of its consequences.
Whereas in the past, students tended to hide the acts, now they advertise them
with positive blattemly.
Examination misconduct (EM) is now a common
phenomenon in the educational system, and indeed the society. In fact, it can
rightly be termed “the great monster” in the Nigerian educational system. EM has
caught up with all stakeholders in the education of the Nigerian child. The menace is a cause of worry for all
stakeholders as well adherents of moral and ethical uprightness in the a veil
across, the modern biographer reveals with all the gusto of a showman.
1.2 Statement of the Problem
Developing Nigerian have been experiencing dwindling
growth in educational system for the past two decided. On the other hand,
examination misconduct and cultism have not manifested positively on the growth
of education system in Nigerian which has an inverse relationship in Nigerian
economy.
In other words, the share of Nigerian educational
system to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been shrinking as a result of the
development of examination misconduct synthetic devices and /or examination
misconduct or cultism syndrome have. Government Policies to combating this
syndrome have not yielded the desired result (s) rather aggravating it (Shuaib,
2015).
1.3
Research Questions
The research questions
for this study are started below
i.
Does examination misconduct responsible
for the education decadence in Nigeria?
ii.
Does examination misconduct effect
positively in the education system in Nigeria?
iii.
Do parents contribute to the falling of
education system in Nigeria?
iv.
Do government policies help in combating
this examination misconduct and cultism in Nigeria?
1.4 Objective
of the Study
The general objective of this study is to examine
the effect of examination misconduct on the Nigerian education system.
The specific objectives of the study are
stated below:
(i)
To identify the profile of Nigerian
education system.
(ii)
To examine the contributions of Nigerian
education system to economic growth in Nigerian;
(iii)
To explore the contribution of parents
to their children education;
(iv)
To examine the constraints and
challenges of education in Nigeria;
(v)
To educate the impact of education in
Nigeria.
1.5
Statement of Hypotheses
The hypothesis for this
study are stated below:
(1)
Examination misconduct has no
significant relationship with the growth of the education system in Nigeria.
(2)
Parents have no direct relationship with
the growth of their children in Nigeria tertiary institutions.
(3)
Sorting of lecturers do not have a
significant relationship with falling in Nigeria education system
1.6 Scope of the Study
The study examines dwindling of the effect for
examination misconduct on the Nigeria education system for the past two
decades. Also, the study examines the obstacles of the flow of examination
misconduct on Nigeria education system and policies of the past and the present
are also examined.
This study is designed to cover the period between
2013-2031 (28 years). The period is chosen because the period had been time the
Nigeria education system faced major economic crisis and policies that have
been firm and implemented to attract education in Nigeria and hence economic
growth.
1.7 Significance of the Study
The finding of this study will contribute to
knowledge in the subject matter, other researcher students and the entire
public will hopefully benefit fro this study since it will form the basis for
other research work.
1.8 Limitation of the Study
The researcher of this study has a keen interest in
the effect of examination misconduct on the Nigeria education system. However,
existing literature are abound. Besides, regression analysis was also involved
in the study in the midst of the above; the researcher has been related with
certain limitation such as:
This study would have adequately be researched upon
it there were no time constraints for example the researcher is an ND student
who is involved in school activities i.e. (lectures assignment, test, quiz
etc.)
The researcher would have been able to travel for in
searching for materials for the study In hand but because of financial
constraint the researcher could not engross on this mission smoothly. Even the
available finance was what she used for buying her reading materials.
From the preceding discussion, it was discovered that
the needed material were abound, but out dated. Even the few current ones are
not detailed discussed.
1.9 Operational Definition of Terms
The
operational terms of this study are defined bellow:
Student:
These are know to be people following a forma course of studying especially in
higher or further education (chambers 2004).
Parent:
These comprise father or mother or adopter or guardian of a child (chambers,
2004)
Lecturer:
These are persons who lecture especially in college or university (Chambers, 2004)
Government:
A body of people, usually elected with the power to control the affairs of a
country or state (Chamber 2004).
Proprietor:
an owner especially of a shop, hotel, business, etc.(chamber 2004)
Chukws:
This, in other word means accompany of piece of paper to the examination hall
by students. on the other word means accompanying of piece of paper to the
examination hall by students on the other hand improper, careless, illegal or
unethical professional conduction of e.g. medical treatment which shows a lack
of reasonable skill or care misuse of position of trust (Chambers, 2004)
Examination:
A set of task especially in written from, design to resk knowledge or ability
(Chambers, 2004).
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