DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2014.v02i03.016

Pages: 448-453

Cheating in examination or malpractices ranks as one of the most dangerous social ills in any society making nonsense of the educational system and undermining the very purpose of education. The objective is to describe the extent to which cheating in examination has eaten deep into the fabric of Nigeria’s educational system and to suggest possible methods of curbing the social menace. This paper is a descriptive survey design which used one hundred male and female final year sandwich students of Ekiti State University, Emmanuel Alayande College of Education Centre Oyo. The paper identified six different causes of cheating in examination and six possible methods of curbing these social ills in the Nigerian educational system. The results of the study showed that less emphasis should be placed on paper qualifications and certificates rather emphasis should be more placed on the acquisition of knowledge and skills among others.