ADMINISTRATIVE FACTORS SUSTAINING THE PERSISTENCE OF EXAMINATION MALPRACTICE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ADAMAWA STATE

📄 Project Abstract

This study considered the administrative factors sustaining the persistence of examination malpractice in public secondary schools in Adamawa State, with a view to suggesting measures for overcoming them. Four research questions were posed and three research hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Using the multistage sampling technique, a total sample of 668 respondents was used where 27 principals, 81 teachers, 540 students and 20 external examination officials in Adamawa State were selected. An Administrative Factors Sustaining Examination Malpractice Questionnaire (AFSEMQ) was used for data collection. Mean and standard deviation were employed to answer the research questions while the three research hypotheses were tested statistically using ANOVA. The result indicate that such factors as poor condition of service of principals and teachers result to greed; rich parents paying money to influence their children's grades, lack of adequate infrastructure, students from wealth...