Examination Mismanagement and National Development in Nigeria: Towards a Credible cum Non-Fraudulent Examination Process
- February 2, 2020
- Posted by: RSIS
- Categories: IJRISS, Public Administration
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume IV, Issue I, January 2020 | ISSN 2454–6186
Asadu, Ikechukwu, Ph.D1*, Sunday Evaristus Abonyi, Ph.D2
1Department of Public Administration and Local Government, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
2Department of Social Work, University of Ilorin Kwara State, Nigeria
*Corresponding author
Abstract:-Examination is a vital instrument of functional education system. For education to attain its objectives as veritable tool for evaluation of students and selection of people with competence, it should be devoid of any form of unprofessional misconduct by the stakeholders in the examination process. The 1999 Examination Malpractice Act and other legislations outlaw examination malpractices and provide for penalties against offenders. Despite the stringent punishment prescribed for examination misconducts, cases of examination malpractices have continue to manifest in internal and external examination at primary, secondary and higher institutions of learning. The study examined the nature of examination mismanagement as well as prominent factors accountable for high rate of examination malpractice in Nigeria and its effects on national development with a view to suggesting empirical measures for reducing the incidence of examination misconducts. The methodology of the study is both qualitative and descriptive. The generated data were analyzed employing contextual-descriptive analytic approach. The study, among other things, demonstrated that pervasive fraud; poverty; success-at-all costs mindset; excessive prominence on certificate; cultism; sexual desire; poor teaching techniques and facilities; materialism; laziness and lack of self confidence contribute considerably to examination misconducts. It also showed that the negative consequences of examination malpractice on the socio-economic and political development are great. Thus, the study suggests capacity building for teachers and examination bodies cum officials; zero tolerance to fraud; strengthened examination security apparatus; improved teachers welfare and general reduction in poverty; less prominence on certificate; moral and value re-orientation ; review of education policy as some of the measures to counter examination malpractices and their adverse outcomes
Key words: examination; examination malpractice; non-fraudulent process; mismanagement, development
