THE EXTENT OF TEACHERS’ INVOLVEMENT IN EXAMINATION MALPRACTICE

THE EXTENT OF TEACHERS’ INVOLVEMENT IN EXAMINATION MALPRACTICE

ABSTRACT

This study was conducted to investigate the extent of teachers’ involvement in examination malpractice in Enugu North Local Government Area of Enugu State. The population of the study consisted of six hundred and forty eight (648) teachers in the Government owned secondary schools in Enugu North Local Government Area of Enugu State. Survey research was used for the research design and simple random sampling techniques were used to select the subject for the study which is two hundred and twenty four (224) teachers. Four (4) research questions guided the study. The questionnaire was used in data collection and mean was used in data analysis. A mean of 2.50 and above was adopted as a cutoff mark for the acceptance of the items. The results or rather the findings showed that teachers are actively involved in examination malpractice. Based on this, some implications of the study and recommendations were made.