Students' study habit, perception and malpractice behaviour in examination in tertiary institutions in Cross River State

Abstract

The main aim of this study was to investigate students' study habit, perception and malpractices behaviour in examination in tertiary institutions in Cross River State. To achieve the purpose of this study, two hypotheses were formulated. Ex-post facto research design was adopted for the study. One thousand undergraduate students were randomly selected for the study. The selection was done through the simple random sampling technique. The instrument; students' study habit, perception and malpractices behaviour questionnaire (SSHPMBQ) was used for data collection. The questionnaire was subjected to validation by experts in measurement and evaluation. The reliability estimate of the instrument was established through the split-half reliability method and it associate Spearman Brown Proficiency formula. Pearson Product Moment Correlation analysis was adopted to test the hypotheses at .05 level of significance. The result of the analysis revealed that students' study habit and perception significantly relate with students malpractices behaviour in examination. It therefore recommended that teacher and counselor should help students identify their real self and potentials. This will help them to be self-reliant and dependent.