COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF RATES OF EXAMINATION MALPRACTICES IN MATHEMATICS, ECONOMICS AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXAMINATIONS OF WAEC, NABTEB, NECO AND JAMB IN NORTH CENTRAL STATES, NIGERIA
| dc.contributor.author | Allahnana, Kwanza Maikudi | |
| dc.contributor.author | Akande, Martina Taiwo | |
| dc.contributor.author | Isaac, Jangson Kukwi | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-12-13T07:43:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-12-13T07:43:56Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-02-03 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study compared the analysis of WAEC, NABTEB, NECO and JAMB rates of examination malpractices, in Mathematics, Economics and English Language in North Central States, Nigeria. Ex-post facto survey research design was used. The study highlights the causes and rates of examination malpractices among secondary school students, the effect of examination malpractice and solutions to examination malpractices in schools. A population of200,530 students with 1,833 senior secondary schools were used. A sample o f 302 students using multistage random sampling techniques were used. The research instrument used for the study was a Proforma which was validated and used for the collection of data from the sampled schools. The instrument was validated by experts in Mathematics, Economics and English Language for assessment. Internal consistency was established with the use of Cronbach's alpha reliability method and the index was 0.94 respectively. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for the analysis. Findings from the study showed that WAEC recorded high rate cases of examination malpractices followedby NECO, NABTEB and JAMB. The paper recommends that both parents and teachers should encourage students to study on their own without depending on teachers or gofor miracle centres to take their examinations. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Allahnana, K.M et. al (2020). COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF RATES OF EXAMINATION MALPRACTICES IN MATHEMATICS, ECONOMICS AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXAMINATIONS OF WAEC, NABTEB, NECO AND JAMB IN NORTH CENTRAL STATES, NIGERIA | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://keffi.nsuk.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14448/4059 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Department of Educational Foundations, Nasarawa State University Keffi | en_US |
| dc.title | COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF RATES OF EXAMINATION MALPRACTICES IN MATHEMATICS, ECONOMICS AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXAMINATIONS OF WAEC, NABTEB, NECO AND JAMB IN NORTH CENTRAL STATES, NIGERIA | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |