Counselling Strategies for Reducing Examination Malpractice Among Secondary School Students in Ogidi Education Zone of Anambra State

The study examined counselling strategies for reducing examination and malpractice in Ogidi education zone. The study adopted a descriptive research design and was guided with three research questions. A total of 120 guidance counsellors were used for the study. The whole population served as sample size. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire titled ‘‘Causes, Consequences and Strategies for Reducing Examination Malpractice Questionnaire (C.C.S.R.E.M.Q) developed by the researchers. The data were analyzed using arithmetic mean. The findings showed that examination malpractice among others are caused by insufficient knowledge, lack of confidence, poor study habit, lack of personal time table, poor teaching strategies and its consequences among others includes cancellation of results, Discouragement of honest students from hard work, low productivity, certificate racketeering, loss of credibility and the counselling strategies among others are inculcation of study habit, effective teaching strategies , use of personal time table and guidance on choice of subjects based on aptitudes, interest and abilities to both parents and their children. Based on the findings recommendations were made among, which are guiding and counselling students, parents, teachers and society on causes and consequences of examination malpractices using counselling strategies to reduce examination malpractice