Essay On Examination Malpractice

Students indulge themselves in malpractices during examination not only in the Middle East but also in some developed nations. This culture of examination cheating has been treading for a long time. This culture of examination malpractice is common in ‘O’ level as well as ‘A’ level. The reasons why students involve themselves in cheating may include; inadequate preparation for exams, heavy workload, carelessness, regarding cheating as the only option, improper supervision during the examination, teachers’ failure to prepare students and finally students’ perception that examination is the only way of succeeding in life. Students involve themselves in cheating during examinations due to heavy workload they have. For instance, some students have more units to cover during one term, and this makes it difficult to concentrate and pass all subjects hence cheating during exams. Additionally, students have more classes in a day to attend, and thus they involve themselves in cheating in the effort to cover all subjects. Moreover, where more examination papers are to be done in one day make difficult for students to revise for all papers hence cheating during exams (Crittenden et al, 2009). Some students lack trust with their minds and thus finds themselves in examination cheating. In a situation where students are

For instance, where the teacher does not fully attend classes as per the class timetable, it makes it difficult for students to study by themselves hence cheating during the exams (Crittenden et al, 2009). Other teachers decide to send notes to students and fail to avail themselves to teach them making students cheat during exams due to improper teaching. Other teachers set exams where they have not taught their students hence making the students cheat in exams due to fear of failing in examinations (Tas & Tekkaya,