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| Examination Malpractice in Secondary Schools Forms, Causes, Effect and Possible Solutions |
Rukayyatu Umar Abdulkadir, Ibrahim Abdullahi Umar, Usman Abdu Ladi
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Abstract:
Examination in any way is to assess or evaluate an individual or groups in order to determine their capabilities to be assigned to a particular status. The mode of conduct of examinations particularly in Nigeria, faces a lot of challenges, either before, during or after the exam, a lot misconduct occurs (Examination mal-practice), especially in our educational system. The most common agents of examination mal-practices are parents/guardians, teachers, school administrators, examiners, printers typists, supervisors, government officials etc and the results or consequences of this great menace are that there is the danger of unacceptable comprise of standard and quality which can emanate to fatal professional errors and this may lead to destruction of institutional value system or even to some extent loss of lives. Therefore, to eradicate or curb this menace in our educational system all hands must be on deck and government on its part must ensure that the rule of law must be followed any diversion to that must followed with an immediate and urgent execution of punishment.
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