EXAMINATION MAL-PRACTICE: From an informed point of View...
Definitions/Overview:
An Examination could be broadly defined as a formal written, spoken or practical test or assessment administered by a school or educational body with the intention of accessing a student’s knowledge about a particular subject matter.
Examination malpractice can be defined as all forms of cheating which directly falsify the ability of a student academically.
Undoubtedly, Examination malpractice has become one of the canker worms that have eaten deep into the fabrics of the Nigerian society. It cuts across all levels of our education system. Many reasons have been adduced as being responsible for this ugly phenomenon.
For decades now, conduct of examinations in most institutions of learning has been fraught with various types of malpractices. It started as mere leakages but has now assumed an unfortunate dimension threatening the sanity of the educational system of Nigeria and the world over.
Forms of malpractice can be categorised as follows:
Cheating within an examination hall like coping from one another or exchange of questions and answer sheets, bringing in prepared answers, coping from text books, notebooks, instructional aids etc, collaboration with an invigilators or lecturers to override examination ethics, oral or written communication amongst students, refusal to stop writing at the end of the examination time, impersonation, manipulation of registration and falsification of medical reports.
Cheating outside the examination hall like plagiarism i.e. the use of another person’s work without appropriate acknowledgement, acquiring questions before hand, writing projects or assignments on behalf of others, soliciting for help after an examination etc.
Forms/Types of Examination Malpractice:
The ones listed below might not be an exhaustive list but it highlights the conventional forms that have been identified amongst various educational bodies.
Ecowas/Ecomog: here, friends evolve suitable systems of passing information in coded language during examinations using various ways like whispers, mouth movements and body signs etc.
Academic Alliance: here, a relationship is established between a brilliant male student (provider) and a below average female student (subscriber). Both sit very close together. The subscriber shows gratitude to the provider in cash or kind.
Computer system: involves the use of cell phones within the hall with stored answers.
Collusion: this may involve two or more students agreeing to collaborate with unscrupulous examination agencies or authorities or even parents with a cheating intent.
Leakage: this takes place when a candidate has knowledge of live questions before the examination dat.
Impersonation: this is false declaration to be another person.

Reasons for the Menace:
Academic laziness and Mediocrity on the part of the Student in my opinion is the most culpable factor promoting this trend. Some students see examination malpractice as the only way to ‘academic success’. Such are lazy and are not sure of their academic capabilities hence they resort to cheating during examinations.
Moral decadence on the part of some teachers is another major factor. Some teachers cash in on students’ ignorance to enrich themselves at the expense of academic propriety and this is a very shameful act.
Little or no regard of moral values. We live in a world where people are more concerned with short term achievement while damning long term consequences therefore everyone wants to make it the ‘easy way’.
Running schools as businesses rather than hubs for knowledge acquisition. Many schools pathetically demand students to pay levies that will warrant them indulge in various forms of malpractices. With this trend, the students gradually settle for a standard that turns out to ruin them in the long term.
Effects of Examination Malpractice:
The society is flooded with graduates whom are unemployable. Most youths parade around with colourful certificates yet cannot defend the course they studied back in school.
The educational system in its entirety has become less reliable and in a lot of ways lost value before the local and international community.
Some graduates are nothing to write home about. Some find it difficult to express themselves in English in the manner expected of those who have passed through higher institutions of learning. Such cannot compete favourably with their counterparts abroad.
By extension, the hitherto cherished image of the country is slowly becoming irredeemably smeared in the eyes of international community and in the long run if such a trend is not checked, we would end up having a country where those in places of authority are just empty vessels occupying space.
Curbing the unfortunate Trend:
Government should formulate policies and put stringent measures in place aimed at curbing this monster.
It is the responsibility of everyone to fight this social malaise therefore all hands must be on deck to get the job done.
Corrupt teachers and administrators must be sanctioned when found guilty of any form of malpractice with students.
Students willing to graduate without working for their results must be shown the way out.
And finally, moral values must be entrenched into students at the right ages so that as they grow with it, the reality of hard work will be made obvious before their eyes.
Towards a Moral Society...
As earlier pointed out, laziness and mediocrity on the side of the student is the principal force propelling this scourge that has done untold harm to the sanctity of the educational system of Nigeria but as the saying goes, it is better to be late than to be the late. Haven said this, it is paramount that moral virtues be inculcated into the lives every growing child and like Abraham Lincoln said in his letter to the son’s teacher: ‘...teach him that it is more honourable to fail than to cheat...teach him never to place a price tag on his conscience...’ ensuring that such virtues are treasured above all else. And on the part of the educational bodies, all trends that fall short of a standard educational curriculum must be ditched for the good of all.

teachers call it exam malpractice, we call it Team work

Olukokosir:
teachers call it exam malpractice, we call it Team work

Try to work as a team before the examination. It would be more beneficial to you.

I call it
EGUN !

The Question our educational outfits here in Nigeria have refused to answer is:
"How many options do you make available to an intending scholar?"

Sometimes, it's not about being lazy. There is something called 'preference' which we do not give audience.

Rather, we stick to our 'aged' education methods

***Let me just look interested***

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