The Impact of Examination Malpractices on Students Academic Performance In Nyamache Division, Gucha District, Kenya

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION .............................................................................................................. i

APPROVAL ................................................................................................................ ii

DEDICATION ........................................................................................................... iii

ACKNOWLEDGMENT ............................................................................................ iv

TABLEOFCONTENTS .................................................................................................... v

LIST OF TABLES ....................................................

ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................. viii

INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... I

I. I Background to the Study ..................................................................................... I

1.4.1 Research Questions ........................................................................................ 4

1.5 Scope of the Study ............................................................................................... 4

1.6 Significance of the Study .................................................................................... 5

CHAPTER TWO ................................................................................................................. 6

REVLEWOF RELATED LITERATURE ...................................................................... 6

2.1 · Overvie11· .............................................................................................................. 6

2.2 . Fi!1d out he Impact of Examination Malpractice on Students Perfor111ance ....... 6

ChlAPTER THREE ........................................................................................................... 14

3./J ()vervie11• ............................................................................................................ I 4

3.1 ' Research Design ................................................................................................ 14

3.'2 Population of the Study ..................................................................................... 14

3.3 Study Sample ..................................................................................................... 14

3.6 · Researcl; Procedure ............................................................................................... 15

3.8 Li'111itations of the Study .................................................................................... 15

CHAPTER·l0OUR ............................................................................................................. 17

PRESENTTICJ'N. INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA ....................... 17

./. I OverPie,, ...... , ..................................................................................................... 17

Table 4' I Res1Jonse Rare·······························································································' 7

4.2.1 Age of Respondents .............................................................................................. 17 • ' I , •

4.2.0 · leathers Bio Data ......................................................................................... 18

~.2.2 Respondents work Experience ............................................................................. 18

TABLE "4. '2 011 Respondents Work Experience ............................................................ 19

4.3.1 Age of Respondents .............................................................................................. 19

Zl.3.2 Respondents Work Experience ............................................................................ 19

··TABLE 4;4 Respondents WorkExperience .................................................................. 20

4.4.0 Students Bio-Data ................................................................................................. 20

Table 4.5 on distribution by class .................................................................................. 20

4.4.2 Distribution by Gender ......................................................................................... 21

4.4.3 Age.of Respondents ....................................................................................... 21

4.5 Respondents Analysis .............................................................................................. 22

4.5. r .Teachers Analysis ................................................................................................. 22

PERCENTAGE ............................................................................................................. 22

4.5.2 Administration Analysis ....................................................................................... 22

PERCENTAGE ............................................................................................................. 22

4.4.3 Students Analysis ................................................................................................. 23

I' ER( 'ENTA c; E .............................................................................................................. 23

RESPONDENT .............................................................................................................. 23

' . Administrators' Analysis ............................................................................................... 24

RE~PONDENT .............................................................................................................. 24

Students Analysis .......................................................................................................... 25

'RES!'ON DENT .......................................... ···································································· 25

Teacher~ Anaiysis .......................................................................................................... 25

Administration Analysis ................................................................................................ 26

Students Analysis .......................................................................................................... 26

CHAPTER FIVE ............................................................................................................... 27

DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .............................. 27

5.0 Overvieil' ........................................................................................................... 27

APPENDIX A: QUESTIONNAIRE ON IMPACT OF EXAMINATION

MALPRACTICES ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC: PRACTICES ............................... 33