Don Blames Caregivers For Rise In Examination Malpractice

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By Yabagi Mohammed.

A Lecturer with the Mass Communication Department of Kogi State University, Anyigba, Mr. Gabriel Hassan Ottah, has decried the rise in the menace of examination malpractice in institutions of learning in the country, saying that proactive measures were necessary to mitigate its effect on students and the society.

Otttah, who was the Guest Speaker during the 9th Graduation Ceremony of the Polytechnic Secondary School, Idah, where he said  parents, relations and even school heads and their teachers tend to pursue their wards too hard to get the certificate at all cost.

While also explaining that an ideal learning environment was necessary for the students to excel, he said conducive atmosphere would encourage the students to put in their best in their academics.

He says: “An ideal learning environment should have spacious, conducive classrooms, well stocked libraries and internet facilities among others. Where such facilities are lacking, malpractice sets in.”

The Mass Communication don stressed the need for quality foundation in the education of the children, saying that candidates also fall back on examination malpractice because of foundational deficiencies.

He frowned at the situation where a candidate seeking admission into either secondary school or higher institution is admitted despite his inability to make one simple sentence correctly, adding that there was need for new candidates to be adequately screened before being offered the admission.

“Examination malpractice thrives where parents or guardians encourage their wards either by paying to further their cause or directly urging the students to practice it. Some parents pay subject teachers to leak questions to their wards. Parents also encourage malpractice by frowning at their wards for not performing well in examinations.”

He mentioned the types of examination malpractices to include: girrafing, sign, extra sheet, photographic, formation, tattoo and other methods, noting that the country is in danger of being plunged into a session of political, economic and social darkness that would almost be impossible to redeem if the menace is allowed to fester.

 


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