TITLE:
Assessment of the Factors Causing Senior High Students Involvement in Examination Malpractice in the Takoradi Metropolis of Ghana
AUTHORS:
Abass Adamu, Benjamin Blandful Cobbinah, Rukaya Alhassan
KEYWORDS:
Examination Malpractice, Takoradi Metropolis, Senior High Students (SHS), WAEC
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.9 No.6,
June
24,
2021
ABSTRACT: Examination malpractice is a widely acknowledged syndrome in any educational
system in the world all over. In Ghana, the level of students’ involvement in
examination malpractice in Senior High Schools in Ghana has become increasingly
worrying, problematic and threatening to the well-being of Ghanaian educational
system. The researcher adopted descriptive survey design in the context of this
study. The general knowledge of this research is to bring out the various
factors that contribute to the examination malpractice among senior high
students in Takoradi Metropolis. The target population was 600 senior high
students in the Metropolis across 35 schools registered under the Ghana
Education Service. A simple random sampling technique was used to draw 500
students out of the total population by the researcher in which questionnaires
were administered to the respondents. The data were analyzed using regression analysis to show the relationship that exists
between the variables (student factor, teacher factor and environment factor)
heading to examination malpractices. The results came out that, the student
factor, teacher factor and environment factor all have a positive influence in
bringing examination malpractices among senior high students in the Metropolis.
The student factor contributed to 98.2% whereas both the teacher factor and
environment factor contributed 95.5%. The researcher recommended that, there
should be intensified monitoring by the Ministry of Education through the help of standard
officers and the head teachers to regulate examination malpractices. Also, it
was recommended that, adequate spacing proper sitting arrangement of student
helps to combat examination malpractice among senior high students in Takoradi
Metropolis.