The Role of Teachers and Students in Curbing Examination Malpractice in Senior Secondary Schools in Gombe State

Abstract

The paper examined the role of teachers and students in curbing examination malpractice in Senior Secondary Schools in Gombe state. The study was conducted using Survey research design. Structured questionnaire was used to collect data. A total of 341 Respondents comprising of 30 teachers and 211 students were randomly selected as sample for the study using Krejcie and Morgan table of sampling. The findings reveal that inability to cover syllabus content, causes students to cheat in examinations. It has also observed copying from each other in the examination hall; possessing prepared answers during examination; leakages of question papers and writing on the body, handkerchiefs and or cloth as the commonly observed types of examination malpractices among students. The finding also listed thorough search of students before entering into the examination hall; spacing the sitting arrangement in the examination hall; creating awareness about the consequences of examination malpractices and ensuring that the ratio of students to invigilator in the examination hall as some of the best ways of curbing examination malpractice among students. The paper recommends that teachers should be more devoted to their jobs by ensuring that they adequately cover their syllabuses to avoid students excuse to cheat in examination, also there should be a proper sensitization and orientation on the dangers of examination malpractice.