RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) AND EXAMINATION MALPRACTICE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY (FCT), ABUJA, NIGERIA

Abstract

This empirical paper is on relationship between ICT and examination malpractice in public secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria. The research establishes the relationship between the use of ICT and examination malpractice; and thereby encourages principals and teachers training in the use of ICT facilities in the present-day secondary education which will go a long way in reducing the rate of students’ malpractice especially when invigilating during examinations. Two objectives and two research questions were answered, including the testing of two hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. A descriptive survey research designed was used. The population of this study consists of 56 principals and 3,394 teachers in public secondary schools in Federal Capital Territory. (Abuja). The simple random sampling procedure of Taro Yamen formulae was adopted in determining the sample size. While the sample size stood at 358. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Hypotheses were tested using Pearson Product Moment Co-efficient Corelationship (PPMCC) statistical tool. The finding reveals that poor regulation of students’ use of ICT components especially during examination can increase the level of malpractice in public secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria. This paper recommends that federal government, principals and teachers should ensure that a smooth enforcement on the compliance of candidates not to come to the examinations with MP3 devices or any device which when defied may come with strict penalty for disobedience in order to curb the rate of examination malpractice in public secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria.