Examination Behaviours Among Polytechnic Students

Abstract

This paper attempted to identify some of the examination misbehaviours common among 485 male and 360 female students randomnly selected from Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo using stratified sampling technique. The results of the study showed that there was inadequate preparation for examination and inadequate use  of study group by the students. When the respondents were asked to assume that they were in a typical examination hall and to identify the degree at which some examination misbehaviours were unnoticeably going on among their coursemates, the respondents were able to identify ten distinct examination misbehaviours. The results also showed that both sexes claimed to have observed these misbehaviours among their coursemates. All the same, most polytechnic students usually wait for examination time-table before they start preparation for examination. It was recommended that teamwork should be developed among the students by giving them group assignment, which could lead to adequate preparation and effective group work among polytechnic students. The government needs to evolve an alternative process of reward commensurate to academic achievement rather than certificate only.

Keywords: Examination, malpractices or misbehaviours, Study Group, Group Work, Polytechnic Students and Level of Academic Exposure