Abstract
The study examined e-invigilation as a means of curbing examination malpractice in colleges of education in Nigeria. The descriptive research design of a survey type was adopted in the study. The population comprises all students of College of Education, Ikere Ekiti. The sample of 250 students which were randomly selected using simple random sampling technique. A well structured questionnaire was used to collect data and was validated by some experts and reliability of the instrument was tested using the cronbach alpha coefficient and the result was found to have a reliability coefficient of 0.62 which indicated that the instrument was reliable to collect the necessary data for the study. Data collected was analyzed using mean, standard deviation and t-test was used to test the hypothesis formulated at 0.05 level of significant. The study concluded that e-invigilation will reduce examination malpractices and thereby restore the discipline among students in colleges of education since there was no significant difference in the mean responses of students on the impact of e-invigilation based on gender. The study recommended that CCTV should be installed to every lecture theatres where examination are been conducted so as to make e-invigilation effective.
Highlights
Examination severs numerous essential functions in the teaching and learning process, and it is vital incentive to study like a method of receiving feedback as well as a standard in measuring overall efficacy of classroom instruction and placement
Ho1: There is no significant difference in the mean responses of students on the impact of E-invigilation based on gender
The result of analysis in table 2 revealed that t-calculated (1.13) was lesser than t-table (1.96) at 0.05 level of significance. This led to the upheld of null hypothesis 1, there was no significant difference in the mean responses of students on the impact of E-invigilation based on gender
Summary
Examination severs numerous essential functions in the teaching and learning process, and it is vital incentive to study like a method of receiving feedback as well as a standard in measuring overall efficacy of classroom instruction and placement. Examination generally remained a rigorous method of assessing students understanding, knowledge and ability academically in the field they have trained before certificate is awarded in educational establishment and this mainly designed to assess learners’ academic progress and determine if they have met a standard of academic learning and knowledge. Examinations serve as a standard by which students’ or candidates’ knowledge and performance are systematically tested and assessed (1). Revised Manuscript received on October 27, 2021.
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