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标题：Assessment of the Factors Causing Senior High Students Involvement in Examination Malpractice in the Takoradi Metropolis of Ghana
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作者：Abass Adamu ; Benjamin Blandful Cobbinah ; Rukaya Alhassan 等
期刊名称：Open Journal of Social Sciences
印刷版ISSN：2327-5952
电子版ISSN：2327-5960
出版年度：2021
卷号：9
期号：6
页码：241-254
DOI：10.4236/jss.2021.96019
语种：English
出版社：Scientific Research Publishing
摘要：Examination malpractice is a widely acknowledged syndrome in any educational system in the world all over. In Ghana, the level of students’ involvement in examination malpractice in Senior High Schools in Ghana has become increasingly worrying, problematic and threatening to the well-being of Ghanaian educational system. The researcher adopted descriptive survey design in the context of this study. The general knowledge of this research is to bring out the various factors that contribute to the examination malpractice among senior high students in Takoradi Metropolis. The target population was 600 senior high students in the Metropolis across 35 schools registered under the Ghana Education Service. A simple random sampling technique was used to draw 500 students out of the total population by the researcher in which questionnaires were administered to the respondents. The data were analyzed using regression analysis to show the relationship that exists between the variables (student factor, teacher factor and environment factor) heading to examination malpractices. The results came out that, the student factor, teacher factor and environment factor all have a positive influence in bringing examination malpractices among senior high students in the Metropolis. The student factor contributed to 98.2% whereas both the teacher factor and environment factor contributed 95.5%. The researcher recommended that, there should be intensified monitoring by the Ministry of Education through the help of standard officers and the head teachers to regulate examination malpractices. Also, it was recommended that, adequate spacing proper sitting arrangement of student helps to combat examination malpractice among senior high students in Takoradi Metropolis.
关键词：Examination Malpractice;Takoradi Metropolis;Senior High Students (SHS);WAEC