sociological perspective of examination malpractices in nigerian universities

Sociological Perspective of Examination Malpractices in Nigerian Universities

Examination malpractice is any act carried out by anybody that defies the rules that guides a student whose knowledge or ability is being tested in a particular knowledge or skill with the aim of distorting the student’s true knowledge or ability. This article employs three classical major sociological perspectives in analyzing examination malpractice in Nigerian Universities. The structural-fu...

Multi –Mode Biometric Solution for Examination Malpractices in Nigerian Schools

The major technique for admitting students to an examination over the years has been through the presentation of a token. The student possesses a physical and portable device which contains the user identity. Examples of such devices include ID cards, Library Cards, Fees Clearance Cards, Photo Cards, etc. However, this method of authenticating a student for an examination has an obvious problem...

Quality Asurance: A Practical Solution To Examination Malpractices In Nigerian Secondary Schools

This paper focuses on quality assurance as a solution to examination malpractices in Nigerian secondary schools. An examination is an instrument for decision-making on the performance and consequently the job opportunity and educational advancement for an individual. Therefore, many examinees would want to pass by all means, their abilities notwithstanding. Examination malpractice occurs every ...

Secondary Schools Student’s Perception of Examination Malpractices and Examination Ethics

Secondary school students’ perceptions of examination malpractices and examination ethics were assessed. The participants were drawn from Secondary Schools in the Benin Metropolis of Nigeria. The study revealed that majority of the students believed that their indulgence in examination malpractice was a common occurrence, which will be difficult to eradicate. Parents, teachers and school princi...

The Sociological Perspective Revisited

Abortion- Sociological Perspective

The debate on abortion gets heated because some people feel that abortion should be abolished while others argue that is should be legalized. Those who against abortion reason that life begins at conception, and hence the unborn child has equal human rights with any other living person. This makes them state that abortion is murder and that those involved should be charged with murder in a cour...