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Examination malpractice is a canker worm that has eaten deeply into Nigerian educational system especially at the tertiary level of education. Hence, this research aimed at finding the frequency of each of the identified examination malpractice by type, gender and faculty. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population of the study consists of all the University of Calabar undergraduates (regular programme for 2017/2018 academic session). Stratified random sampling technique was used in selecting 146 students from the faculties of the University. About 40% of the faculties were selected, where 5 % of the students were randomly selected from each of the faculties as sample. The instrument used for collection of data was an inventory called ''Students Examination Malpractice Inventory'' (SEMI). Face validity of the instrument determined by three experts in Educational Psychology and Measurement and Evaluation and had a reliability of 0.73. The collected data were analysed using mean frequency. The study revealed that, the form of examination malpractice where copying from others (collusion) has the highest mean followed by sorting (bribe) with impersonation being the least. Males were more involved in examination malpractice than females. Faculty of Education has the highest level of involvement in three types of examination malpractice followed by Faculty of Social Sciences in two types of examination malpractice and followed by Faculty of Biological Sciences that was highest in one type of examination malpractice. It was recommended among others that Faculty of Education should device means of identifying low quality applicants for admission. This may include oral tests, stoppage of homework assignments as part of the examination or continuous assessment and also objectives questions should be avoided in examination.

The last two decades have witnessed an alarming rate of increase in incidents of examination misconduct especially at secondary school level. Evidences abound of increasing incidents of examination malpractice by students. Examination malpractice has become so widespread that there is virtually no examination anywhere at all levels and even outside the formal school system that there is no one form of sharp practice or the other. Every examination season witnesses the emergence of new and ingenious ways of cheating. This research addresses the forms of examination malpractice, problem of examination malpractice, what sustains it, the consequences of examination malpractice and the ways through which examination malpractice could be curbed in order to give credibility to the examination process.

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Cheating in exams and other forms of academic dishonesty have been reported to be a serious issue in many countries. A lot of research has been conducted on the topic, but it focuses mainly on the US context. Studies pertaining to the problem in other countries are rather scarce. The existing research considers the issue from different perspectives. Some studies concentrate on the scope of the problem in a particular country, others choose to research individual and contextual factors in cheating, or students' perceptions of and attitudes towards exam malpractice. The surveys are often restricted to selected nationalities, the questions are limited to the frequency of cheating and they rarely include reference to the methods used. In reaction to the rarity of research on cheating methods among students from different cultural backgrounds, an international questionnaire survey was undertaken. Its aim, among others, was to answer two research questions: (1) What methods do students use to cheat in tests and exams? (2) Are there significant cultural differences in the way students cheat in tests and exams? Students from France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Ukraine, the USA and other countries were asked in an online questionnaire about the methods they have used to cheat in tests and exams. The results of the survey conducted on 1309 students show that there are similarities but also differences between the cultures with reference to the scope and to the methods used to cheat.

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Any form of examination malpractice is unacceptable, fraudulent, and signifies an act of academic dishonesty with significant punitive consequences. This paper investigated the reasons why students engage in examination malpractice during examinations at the University for Development Studies (UDS). The study adopted a cross-sectional survey design for this research and targeted undergraduate students of the Tamale Campus of the UDS. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 278 out of a total student population of 6,729 for the study. They responded mainly to questionnaire and a few open ended questions to provide the needed data for analysis. The findings suggest that (i) smuggling of prepared notes on pieces of papers (foreign material) into the examination hall,(ii) writing of examination answers on palms, thighs and other body parts, and (iii) communication by seeking for answers from colleagues are the three topmost forms/methods students engage to cheat during exami...

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Examination malpractice is an unwholesome practice encapsulating different types of malicious means adopted by unserious students to cheat during examinations in order to score high marks and pass the examinations. The incidence of examination malpractice has become so endemic that the penalty hitherto melted out to its perpetrators is almost having no statistically significant effects on them. There is an astronomical increase in the number of people and institutions involved in this social malaise. The public has not thought of the effects and the repercussions of their endorsement of examination malpractice. This paper therefore addresses the prevalence of examinations malpractice, the forms and agents involved in examination malpractice. The paper also highlights the effects of examination malpractice on the economy.

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