Perceptions of Causes, Patterns and Trends in Examination Malpractices Among Final Year Secondary School Students in Zone C of Benue State

Abstract This study investigated the perceptions or causes, patterns and trends of Examination Malpractice among final year secondary school students ill Zone C or Benne State Nigeria. Six hypotheses were constructed and used as guides to the study.900 final year students from 18 secondary schools with a population of 8,900 were randomly selected and used for the study. The data were analyzed by the use of T-test, percentage and mean response rate. The results revealed that there were nu significant differences in the perceptions of causes, patterns and trends in Examination Malpractice among final year secondary school students. Based on this study, some recommendations were made which include designing program or activities for counsellors to use in all institutions of learning, introduction of counselling services in schools and also public examination offices, pasting handbills on good conduct or exall1inations side by side of the evils of Examination Malpractices to discourage the students who may be thinking of cheating were inclusive in the recommendations