Noah Musa

This study carried out an assessment on examination malpractice in senior secondary schools. The study identifies the nature of examination malpractice in Nigerian schools, pointing out some of the student’s behaviours during examination that can be associated with examination malpractice. Behaviours such as talking during examination, unnecessary movement, asking of question from fellow candidates, and coming late to examination venue among others. Also, the roles played by the society and how parents aid and abet this act of malpractice were discussed. And lastly, some measures that are capable of minimizing its growth in our educational system were also suggested. A survey research design and a purposive sampling technique is what the researcher used to collect data for the above topic and a sample size of two hundred (200) respondents consisting of fifty teachers (50) and one hundred and fifty students (150). The findings of this study shows that examination malpractice is increasing despite different measures that have been put in place by different scholars who have treated similar topic. However, in this study, the researcher suggested more measures that is believed will go a long way to minimize, if not eradicate the menace of examination malpractice. As a result, recommendations was made regarding the illegal act.

The study sought to investigate the influence of social media on the writing skills of senior secondary school students in Ikeja Local Government area Lagos state. The research was carried out in Ikeja Local Government Area Lagos State. Descriptive survey research design was used in the study.The Instrument for data collection was questionnaire. The sampled population was selected purposely by selecting 4 Schools from each of the 140 sampled Senior Secondary Schools in Ikeja Local Government Area.Data was analyzed using percentage and frequency count. Validity of the instrument was measured and assessed by the project supervisor and one expert in the Faculty of Education to ensure its suitability to retrieve or collect information needed for the study.