THE EVIL EFFECTS OF EXAMINATION MALPRACTICES IN OUR SOCIETY

Examination malpractices have become me the bane of our society. It is a common practice which entails all forms of shady deals and dishonesty during examination periods serious problem in our various institutions of learning. is one serious problem that is plaguing our educational system today. Every day, students device various subtle tricks to cheat in examinations. Parents and teachers have been known to aid and abet students to cheat during examinations.
Obviously, examination malpractice has evil effects in our society. It has a double-edged effects on the individual engaging in it and the Nigerian society at large. The first evil effect of examination malpractice on the individual is that it kills the conscience of the person involved in it. This dishonest practice will eventually spread to all extent areas of his life. Students and other people who aid and abet examination malpractice will be so engaged in it to the extent that they will become dishonest in all their dealings and activities. Such people will not be able assess themselves correctly and objectively as to what they are capable of doing. They will be dishonest in whatever they do because they don't believe in their competence.
Examination malpractice also sends ugly and bad signals to other students who do not engage in it. it is injustice and unfairness to them as it will make them look worse than they really are. When the result of the examination comes out, they will think that those students who cheat during the examination are better than them. Furthermore, examination malpractice has a demoralizing effect on the students when they see their lazy and opportunistic colleagues coming out in flying colours at the expense of those who have really studied hard and have not cheated. If those engage in examination malpractices are not brought to book, the less morally principled students may be tempted to join in the cheating game.
The effect of examination malpractice on the entire Nigerian society is devastating. This monster has led to loss of confidence in the certificates that derive from examinations. Examinations are no longer the true tests of ability as we now see people carrying about certificates that they could not defend. This has led to loss of confidence in our institutions of learning. Within and outside the country, certificates issued by our institutions of learning are looked down upon as substandard.
In conclusion, examination malpractice needs to be tackled before it destroys our educational system. It is having a devastating effects on our society as a whole. It has made our students and pupils in both primary and secondary schools to be lazy and unwilling to study. This cankerwoom has eaten deep such that parents, who happen to be part-time students, have also imbibed the culture of cheating in examinations. This ugly trend has to be stopped as a matter of urgency so as to bring sanity into our educational system.
Adebakin Olukunle
SS 3B