Perception of Lecturers and Students of the Application of Examination Ethics in Reducing Examination Malpractices in Nigeria Tertiary Institutions: Implication for Counselling

The study examined teachers and students perception of the application of examination ethics in reducing examination malpractice in Nigeria s tertiary institutions. It also sought to ascertain the degree of fairness in trying examination malpractice suspects in Colleges of Education. The study adopted descriptive survey method and was guided by two research questions and two hypotheses. The sample of the study comprised 300 student and 140 lecturers drawn from three Federal College of Education in South West zone of Nigeria. Simple random sampling technique was used The hypotheses were tested using t• test statistics at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that there were significant level of compliance to examination ethics and also significant level of fairness in trying those that were involved in examination malpractice by the panel in the colleges. Based on the finding of the study recommendations were made on government provision of facilities, orientation and counseling, nature of offences and penalty written on students ' answer scripts and execution of the examination ethics without prejudice to any suspect, in that this will help in reinventing the educational industry for greater productivity.