Perceptions of Teachers Regarding Malpractices in Examination at Secondary School Level
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https://doi.org/10.55737/qjss.549970449Keywords:
Teachers, Malpractices, Secondary School Education, Education, StudentsAbstract
The present study sought to identify the external factors responsible for examination malpractices at the secondary school level and find out the internal factors responsible for examination malpractices at the secondary school level. All 1310 Teachers serving in 74 Public High Schools for Boys in district Swabi constituted the population of the study. The researcher selected 100 teachers from 20 public high schools for boys in Swabi. Purposive sampling techniques were used for sample selection. The research instrument used for collecting data was a closed questionnaire. The researcher arranged the data in a systematic way and organized it in table form. After, expressing in percentages the data was analysed.Findings the study concluded that most of the participants respond that parents' wishes of obtaining high grades for their children are responsible for promoting malpractices in the examination. The majority of the respondents revealed that the culture of getting higher grades for taking admission to renowned colleges compels the children to involve in examination malpractices. Maximum number of the subjects respond that socio-economic class differences are responsible for promoting malpractices in the examination. Most of the respondents viewed that the competition among private sector schools forgetting a maximum number of admissions in classes 9th and 10th is responsible for promoting malpractices in the examination.
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