RELIGION AND ETHICAL PERCEPTION OF FORMS AND EFFECTS OF EXAMINATION MALPRACTICE AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OYO STATE

Abstract

Examination Malpractice is perceived to have bastardized the standard of Education in Nigeria. Previous works on religion and ethics have focused largely on education’s contributions to national development with little focus on forms and effects of Examination Malpractice in the nation’s secondary schools. However, the conduct of free and fair Examination has become a mirage based on various forms of malpractices involved. This study therefore, investigated the religion and ethical perception of students on Examination Malpractice in selected Senior Secondary Schools in Oyo State, Nigeria. Survey research design was employed and Ethical Egoism theories were adopted in the analysis of data. Findings revealed abysmal styles in the conduct of examination as one multiplayer factor with serious multiplier effects that have constituted the bane of educational system. The religio-ethical model advanced that the study again revealed that this act of immorality was not exclusive to public schools; faithbased private institutions were affected. This study was, therefore, designed to examine how the word of God could be used to teach the students at secondary school level in order to eschew examination malpractices, curb students’ perception of examination malpractices and effects. Key words: Examination malpractice, Perception, Ethics, Religion and Secondary schools. Examination Malpractice is perceived to have bastardized the standard of Education in Nigeria. Previous works on religion and ethics have focused largely on education’s contributions to national development with little focus on forms and effects of Examination Malpractice in the nation’s secondary schools. However, the conduct of free and fair Examination has become a mirage based on various forms of malpractices involved. This study therefore, investigated the religion and ethical perception of students on Examination Malpractice in selected Senior Secondary Schools in Oyo State, Nigeria. Survey research design was employed and Ethical Egoism theories were adopted in the analysis of data. Findings revealed abysmal styles in the conduct of examination as one multiplayer factor with serious multiplier effects that have constituted the bane of educational system. The religio-ethical model advanced that the study again revealed that this act of immorality was not exclusive to public schools; faithbased private institutions were affected. This study was, therefore, designed to examine how the word of God could be used to teach the students at secondary school level in order to eschew examination malpractices, curb students’ perception of examination malpractices and effects.