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AN IN-DEPTH EVALUATION ON THE ISSUES OF EXAMINATION MALPRACTICESIN NATIONAL TEACHERS' INSTITUTE, RIMI COLLEGE STUDY CENTRE, KADUNA, NIGERIA
Abstract
“ An in-depth evaluation on the issue of examination malpractices in National Teachers' Institute, Rimi College Study Centre, Kaduna” has the following objectives: finding the level and dimension of examination malpractices and the effectiveness or otherwise of NTI examination malpractice deterrence mechanism among the 2020 postgraduate students of NTI, Rimi College Study Centre, Kaduna. Purposeful random sampling was employed in which questionnaire, tagged; National Teachers' Institute Postgraduate Diploma Examination Malpractice Questionnaire (NTIPDEMQ) was adopted for data generation. The research findings showed that the level of examination malpractices was high in the centre. It also revealed the dimension of examination malpractices in form of collusion among students. However, unnecessary leniency instead of reinforcement measures on the cheats and inadequate number of invigilators and distraction of invigilators' attention by GSM or discussion with just arrived supervisor(s) tend to negate the effectiveness of the examination deterrence mechanism. The work recommended that, a sitting arrangement, spacious enough to discourage exchange of cheat or any subdued discussion between examinees, should be provided during NTI examinations. Similarly, selection of invigilators and their supervisors by NTI should be practically guided by objectivity and, that, only those who are known to be serious based on their tract records should be selected for the work. NTI must equally employ the services of CCTV and recorders during its examination. And, that, any staff/examination invigilator that has been found to be aiding malpractice during examination should be punished accordingly.
