Influence of PersonalityTypes and Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Students on Examination Malpractice: Case of Secondary Schools in Ibadan
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This study investigated: (i) if a significant relationship exists between personality
Type ‘A’ and examination malpractice (ii) if there is a significant relationship between
personality Type ‘B’ and examination malpractice, (iii ) if socio-demographic factors
(gender, age and birth order) influence examination malpractice. The study employed
correlational survey design and questionnaire to collect information.The t-test and Pearson
moment correlation statistical tools were used to test its hypotheses, while multiple
regressionsanalysis were used to investigate which of the independent variables
(personality types and socio-demographic factors) significantly predicted the dependent
variable (i.e. attitude towards examination malpractice). The resultreveals that personality
Type ‘A’ has a significant relationship with examination malpractice (r=0.28; p < 0.05). It
also indicates that the personality Type ‘B’ has a significant relationship with examination
malpractice (r=0.43; p < 0.05). In respect of socio-demographic factors, the result shows
that there is no significant relationship between the age and examination malpractice, (r =-
0.102 and it is not significant at p> 0.05). The result also reveals correlation between
gender and examination malpractice (r = 0.14 at p < 0.05).In another development, the
finding show that there is no significant relationship between birth order and examination
malpractice, (r = -0.029 and it is not significant at p>.005). Implications of these findings
are indications that personality types ‘A’, personality Type ‘B’ and gender influence
examination malpractice among students while factors such as age and birth order are not
crucial in determining examination malpractice.
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H Social Sciences (General)