In recent times, examination malpractices (EMs) have become a conspicuous and prevalent form of misconduct in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. Despite various regulations and interventions by government agencies and school administrators, through policy interventions, curriculum reforms, and the use of information and telecommunications technology (ICT), the yearly number of expelled students as a result of this academic fraud is on the increase. This surge is worrisome because it not only threatens the integrity and quality of education but also undermines individual and national development. The origin of examination malpractice is attributed to moral decadence and the neglect of fundamental values, has been the subject of extensive research. Yet, human value education, which is one of the key strategies capable of providing solutions to the problem of EMs, is given less attention. This paper employed the methods of conceptual and historical analysis, considering the postulations of three prominent philosophers (Plato, Aristotle, and Kant).who have discussed human values. It pursued the objective of filling the above lacuna by showing how emphasis on the importance of virtues, through the teaching of value education, can shape moral conduct. Thus, it argued for the necessity of introducing and teaching human values, particularly at the entry points of early education, to shape students’ young and malleable minds so that they can imbibe good moral conduct that can discourage examination misconduct(s). These approaches aim at inculcating in students the right moral attitude to resist unethical conduct/behaviours so as to act right.
Keywords: Alleviating, Examination Malpractice, Values Education, Institutions
Written By
Grace Olufolake Olufunmike Alofun, Ph.D
Department of General Studies,
School of Physical Sciences,
Federal University of Technology, Akure
Tayo Raymond Ezekiel Eegunlusi, Ph.D
Department of General Studies,
School of Physical Sciences,
Federal University of Technology, Akure
Grace Olukemi Adebola, Ph.D
Department of General Studies,
School of Physical Sciences,
Federal University of Technology, Akure
Marcel Ikechukwu Sunday Onyibor, Ph.D
Department of General Studies,
School of Physical Sciences,
Federal University of Technology, Akure
Moses Oludare Aderibigbe, Ph.D
Department of General Studies,
School of Physical Sciences,
Federal University of Technology, Akure
Mayokun Joyce Olowoniyi, Ph.D
Department of General Studies,
School of Physical Sciences,
Federal University of Technology, Akure
Kehinde Falana
Department of General Studies,
School of Physical Sciences,
Federal University of Technology, Akure