African Journal of PERCEPTIONAL EVALUATION MALPRACTICE AMONG

College of education students ’ perception on examination malpractice was examined. The participants for the study were taken from College of Education, Agbor, Delta State. Relevant research questions and hypothesis w for this study. The study revealed that the most common causes of examination malpractice are moral decadence and high factors. Moral decadence has its roots in corruption which has eaten deep into almost every area of our life in Nigeria. Such corruption has given rise to wrong notion and orientation in terms of preparing for and writing examinations. Lack of trust and credibility for certificates issued from our institutions of learning was identified as the major effect of examination malpractice on the Nigerian educational system. The study also revealed that gender, age, religion and students ' academic ability were not significant factors in with examination malpractice. In finding sol malpractice, counseling interventions in the forms of seminars, workshops, lectures, group and individual counseling were identified as ways of correcting and equipping students with the right notion and skills for prep examinations