MANAGEMENT OF EXAMINATION MALPRACTICE PROBLEMS IN UNIVERSITIES IN THE NIGER DELTA REGION
Josephine Ebhesi Matthew& Akosubo Ebimiere
Department of Educational Foundation
Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Amassoma, Bayelsa state
ABSTRACT
The study examined the management of examination malpractice problems in universities in the Niger Delta Region. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study and guided by two research questions with a population of 900 students from nine universities in the nine states of the Niger Delta Region. A sample of 450 respondents was drawn through Proportionate stratified random sampling technique. The research instrument for the study was titled Management of Examination Malpractice Problemsin Universities Questionnaire (MEMPUQ).The validation of the instrument was done by experts in measurement and evaluation, the researcher and research assistants administered the questionnaire to the respondents directly and retrieved them immediately. The results were analyzed using mean. The findings of the study were that there are many problems of examination malpractice in universities that needs to be properly managed. The implication of the findings was the need to monitor lecturers and students properly to avoid examinationmalpractice. It was thus recommended among others thatUniversities should prepare students adequately before assessment which should be on both the cognitive and psychomotor domains.
Keywords: Management, Examination malpractice, Problems, Universities, Niger Delta Region
