CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1  BACKGROUND OF STUDY

The changing world is a popular statement which needs little explanation especially when the knowledge of today can be the fully of tomorrow or when a human being of today can oil to exist on the day that follows when such natural phenomena occur, one does not bother as to ask why these happen out when they are accompanied by abnormal happenings on become worried and asks why which he seldom finds and such is examination malpractice. Examination malpractices in our tertiary institution have become a social molady which have adversely affected the have and have notes, the hardworking and society in general such corrupt practices have succeeded in tarnishing the past government and management of such institution employed different strategies to move up the shameful situation from our tertiary institution, but unfortunately all their efforts were uneventful or uncertainly.

1.2    STATEMENT OF PROBLEM

Some of the examination rules which one should not violate are.

(a)  Avoiding conversation while examination is in progress

(b)  Coming into the hall with you identity card

(c)  Submitting answer script after proper endured before going out of the hall

(d)  Refrain oneself from copying or writing for another obedience to the invigilator.

(e)  Not coming to the hall with expected answer written as pieces of paper.

As regards to these rules, one who violate them is likely to face the consequences for it by the committee.  The punishment depends on the magnitude of the offence. Some of the offence after being looked into by the committee one is asked to withdraw from the institution or stay back.  These culprit would not be caught without the proper vigilance of the invigilator or supervisor.  Therefore, having seen from above I can now say malpractice is legal action taken by a person in a position of trust.  This means when applied to examination situation that any contrary action performed by someone against certain examination regulation can be termed examination malpractice. Statistics has shown the examination malpractice became a very common they in early eighteen and as a result, the instant had to set up a coming that will have to be looking into these malpractice cases.  This committee was inaugurated in 1982/83 and was called “Examination Malpractice Committee”. This committee spells out the appropriate punishment for any culprits involve. According to the institution (IMT) academe and examination regulations prepared in June 1992, some of the regulation which candidates are required to comply with are.

i.  All students shall arrive at the designated examination hall thirty minutes before the scheduled time.

ii.  No student shall enter the hall unless they are asked to do so by the co-ordinator

iii.  A student must enter examination hall with current original school fees receipt current identity card, pencil etc

iv.  Calculator if required but not a programmable type

v.  Ruler and any other material table etc that may be permitted by the chief invigilator.

vi.  If a candidate report to the examination without his/her I.D card, he/she should report to the chief – co-ordinators with a recent passport photograph endorsed by the it on. If it is discovered that the person who wrote the examination is not the owner of the identity card, it became a case of impersonation.

vii.  No candidate shall have other material in his/her possession, even a private letter, while he/she is inside the examination hall.

viii.  No caps, head ties and sun-glasses shall be allowed and student writing the same paper shall not sit side by side.

ix.  No candidate is allowed to enter the examination hall sixty 960) minutes after the examination hall is prohibited.

x.  Students are not allowed to tear any paper from either the question paper or answer script for any purpose including rough work.  All rough works must be done at the back of his/her answer scripts and then be cancelled.  No rough work is permitted on the question paper on the desk at his or palm or anything else other than the answer scrip.

xi.  No student wishing to draw the attention of invigilators to  any particular issue shall do only by raising his/her hand.

xii.  No alteration or cancellation is allowed on the registration number and blank spaces must be ruled across by students.

xiii.  All students in the examination hall entitled to sign the attendance shall I.D cards to the invigilator who will then sign your answer script indication that you are presence in the examination day.

xiv.  Student shall ensure that they enter the question attempted in the appropriate columns on the front cover of the script.

xv.  Student must rule across all blank spaces of the examination answer booklets used during the examination i.e. either by cheating, copying, using material etc other than the one specified.

1.3   AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

The aims and objectives of this study are

1.  To find out whether examination malpractice depend on sex, school, academic level.

2.  To determine whether examination malpractice committee has helped to reduce examination malpractice in IMT.

3.  To know the commonest examination practice in IMT

4.  To determine the school/faculty that indulges most in examination malpractice in IMT and suggest why.

5.  To suggest its effect on the standard of education for example on IMT and to suggest ways of minimizing them.

6.  To find out whether lecturers has contributed to the examination.

1.4     STATEMENT OF HYPOTHESIS

Ho: There is no significant different between exam misconduct and exam conduct.

H1: There is significant different between exam misconduct and exam conduct.

H0:  There is no significant different between examination and malpractice.

H1:   There is significant between examination and.

1.5   SCOPE OF THE STUDY

There are about thirty six (36) states in Nigeria including the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, however, the study was limited to Enugu State.  Enugu had been the capital of eastern region, and the economic operation that take place in other states of the federation is also carried out within the same socio – economic environment as a result, it was considered a fairly representative sample. In other words as a result of the topic it serves that to some circumstances, 1 limited it to a particular school called IMT and limited to both female and male regular undergraduate.

1.6   SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

Examination malpractice can be seen as a short cut to academic glory and it can be seen as a good benefit to those whoever be involve in it.

1.7     LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

The subject, exam malpractice will be very vast in study if it is to be discussed alone. As regards this work is limited on the statistics analysis of the causes and effects of exams malpractice in the tertiary institution.