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Distance Education Students' Indulgence in Six Sharp Practices: General Linear Modelling of Predictive Parameters
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Owan, Valentine J.; Chuktu, Onyinye; Dijeh, Ann E.; Zaafour, Abderrazak; Ukah, Julius U.; Chukwurah, Magaret U.; Ube, Denis A.; Asuquo, Michael E.; Uwase, Esuong U.; Udida, Udida J.; Ojong, Cyprian O. – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2023
This study examined the degree to which students indulge in six prominent misconducts in Distance Education Institutions (DEIs). The study also quantified how class size, instructional delivery and institutional policies predict students' indulgence in sharp practices using a general linear modelling approach. A sample of 871 participants was…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Cheating, Student Behavior
Stakeholders' Perspectives on "Miracle Examination Centres" in Nigeria
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Agwu, Prince; Odii, Aloysius; Orjiakor, Tochukwu; Roy, Pallavi; Nzeadibe, Chidi; Onalu, Chinyere; Okoye, Uzoma Odera; Onwujekwe, Obinna – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe the nature and operations of schools commonly regarded as "Miracle Examination Centres (MECs)" in Nigeria, through the lens of stakeholders in education. This study also assessed stakeholders' perspectives on the possible solutions to the problem of MECs. Design/methodology/approach: The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Malpractice, Cheating, Stakeholders
Students' Perceptions, Attitudes and Utilisation of ChatGPT for Academic Dishonesty: Multigroup Analyses via PLS-SEM
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Usani Joseph Ofem; Valentine Joseph Owan; Mary Arikpo Iyam; Maryrose Ify Udeh; Pauline Mbua Anake; Sylvia Victor Ovat – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
While previous studies have explored students' use of different AI tools for academic purposes, studies that have specifically investigated students' use of ChatGPT for dishonest academic purposes in Nigeria are lacking. The consequence of this contextual and knowledge gap is a lack of specific understanding regarding students' engagement with…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Usability, Artificial Intelligence, Technology Uses in Education
Leadership for Ethical Conduct of Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) in Nigeria and the Challenge of 'Miracle Examination Centres'
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Prince Agwu; Charles T. Orjiakor; Aloysius Odii; Chinyere Onalu; Chidi Nzeadibe; Pallavi Roy; Obinna Onwujekwe; Uzoma Okoye – Oxford Review of Education, 2024
The importance placed on passing Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) in Nigeria has led to the emergence of 'Miracle Examination Centres' (MECs). MECs are schools where candidates get undeserving excellent SSCE results through institutionally enabled malpractice. This undermines the Nigerian education sector and its leadership.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Exit Examinations, Ethics, Certification
Causes and Mitigation of Academic Dishonesty among Healthcare Students in a Nigerian University
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Orok, Edidiong; Adeniyi, Funmilayo; Williams, Tonfamoworio; Dosunmu, Oyebode; Ikpe, Favour; Orakwe, Clifford; Kukoyi, Olasumbo – International Journal for Educational Integrity, 2023
This study aimed to assess the knowledge, perception, influencing factors as well as suggested strategies to reduce academic dishonesty among healthcare students. A cross-sectional design that employed a self-administered online questionnaire was used to collect data among healthcare students in Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Services, Health Occupations, College Students