IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/bcp/journl/v7y2023i2p1029-1040.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Factors Influencing Examination Malpractices Among Students A case of Kenya Medical Training College

Author

Listed:
  • Samuel K Ndukanio

    (Department of Nursing, Kenya Medical Training College, Chuka Campus, Kenya)

  • Purity Mwari Silas

    (Department of Nursing, Kenya Medical Training College, Chuka Campus, Kenya)

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate factors influencing examination malpractice in selected Kenya Medical Training campuses with an hypothesis that, there are no factors associated with exam malpractice among students in KMTC. This study employed a descriptive study design to collect data from selected 5 KMTC Campuses (Meru, Chuka, Embu, Nyeri, Othaya). The sampling procedure ensured uniform distribution of the study sample drawn from the 5 campuses with a sample size consisted of 4 teaching staff selected randomly from each campus and 20 final year students per sampled college. The total sample size consisted of 20 staff, and 100 final year students making a total of 120 respondents. Questionnaires were used to collect data from the selected institutions as per the objectives of the study. Data Analysis was done with an aid of SPSS version 21.0 for windows. Qualitative data was transcribed and analyzed thematically and used in the discussion of results. Descriptive statistics including frequencies and percentages were used to address the research questions. The study revealed that, lack of preparation for exams (68%) was not the reason for exam malpractice. The study reported some high levels of vigilance in examination invigilation including punishing students who were found cheating (96%) and invigilators being conversant with all forms of exam malpractices (89%). However, 78% of teachers did not agree that sitting arrangement can influence exam malpractice in their institutions. The study showed that teachers had maintained a high level of reputation by not aid the students in exam cheating (82%) and ensuring they are not involved in smuggling of materials in the exam rooms (98%). It was established that rarely were teachers involved in smuggling of materials in exam rooms and to a little extend did they take part in examination malpractice as reported by 65% of the respondents. The management of Kenya Medical Training Colleges can adopt the findings in this study to seal all the loopholes associated with examination malpractices.

Suggested Citation

  • Samuel K Ndukanio & Purity Mwari Silas, 2023. "Factors Influencing Examination Malpractices Among Students A case of Kenya Medical Training College," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 7(2), pages 1029-1040, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:7:y:2023:i:2:p:1029-1040
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/Digital-Library/volume-7-issue-2/1029-1040.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/articles/factors-influencing-examination-malpractices-among-students-a-case-of-kenya-medical-training-college/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Carol Propper & Deborah Wilson, 2003. "The Use and Usefulness of Performance Measures in the Public Sector," Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Oxford University Press and Oxford Review of Economic Policy Limited, vol. 19(2), pages 250-267, Summer.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Dietrichson, Jens, 2013. "Coordination Incentives, Performance Measurement and Resource Allocation in Public Sector Organizations," Working Papers 2013:26, Lund University, Department of Economics.
    2. Damir Ivankovic & Mircha Poldrugovac & Pascal Garel & Niek S Klazinga & Dionne S Kringos, 2020. "Why, what and how do European healthcare managers use performance data? Results of a survey and workshop among members of the European Hospital and Healthcare Federation," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(4), pages 1-19, April.
    3. Revelli, Federico & Tovmo, Per, 2007. "Revealed yardstick competition: Local government efficiency patterns in Norway," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 62(1), pages 121-134, July.
    4. Francisco Pedraja Chaparro & Javier Salinas Jiménez & María del Mar Salinas Jiménez, 2005. "Los indicadores de gestión en el Sector Público," Revista de Economía y Estadística, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Instituto de Economía y Finanzas, vol. 43(2), pages 109-129, Diciembre.
    5. Helen Simpson, 2009. "Productivity In Public Services," Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 23(2), pages 250-276, April.
    6. Cañizares-Espada Manuela & Muñoz-Colomina Clara Isabel & Pérez-Estébanez Raquel & Urquía-Grande Elena, 2021. "Transparency and Accessibility in Municipalities: The Case of Social Services in Spain," Central European Journal of Public Policy, Sciendo, vol. 15(5), pages 31-54, June.
    7. repec:thr:techub:1009:y:2020:i:1:p:1-19 is not listed on IDEAS
    8. Clare Leaver & Gian Luigi Albano & University College London and ELSE, 2004. "Transparency, Recruitment and Retention in the Public Sector," Economics Series Working Papers 219, University of Oxford, Department of Economics.
    9. Carol Propper & Deborah Wilson & Simon Burgess, 2005. "Extending Choice In English Health Care: The implications of the economic evidence," The Centre for Market and Public Organisation 05/133, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK.
    10. Richard Douglas Kamara, 2020. "Outcomes-based performance management through measuring indicators: Collaborative governance for local economic development (LED) in South African municipalities," Technium Social Sciences Journal, Technium Science, vol. 9(1), pages 1-19, July.
    11. Bagaria, Nitika & Petrongolo, Barbara & Van Reenen, John, 2015. "Can helping the sick hurt the able? Incentives, information and disruption in a disability-related welfare reform," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 62566, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    12. Burgess, Simon & Propper, Carol & Gossage, Denise, 2003. "Explaining Differences in Hospital Performance: Does the Answer Lie in the Labour Market?," CEPR Discussion Papers 4118, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    13. Federico Revelli, 2010. "Spend more, get more? An inquiry into English local government performance," Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, vol. 62(1), pages 185-207, January.
    14. Patrick J. Devlin, 2010. "Exploring efficiency's dominance: the wholeness of the process," Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 7(2), pages 141-162, June.
    15. Dimitra Petrakaki & Niall Hayes & Lucas Introna, 2009. "Narrowing down accountability through performance monitoring technology," Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 6(3), pages 160-179, July.
    16. Makris, Miltiadis, 2009. "Incentives for motivated agents under an administrative constraint," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 71(2), pages 428-440, August.
    17. Sheila M. Bird & Cox Sir David & Vern T. Farewell & Goldstein Harvey & Holt Tim & Smith Peter C., 2005. "Performance indicators: good, bad, and ugly," Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, Royal Statistical Society, vol. 168(1), pages 1-27, January.
    18. Propper, Carol & Rigg, John A. & Burgess, Simon, 2005. "Health supplier quality and the distribution of child health," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 6252, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    19. Michael Kuhn & Luigi Siciliani, 2009. "Performance Indicators for Quality with Costly Falsification," Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 18(4), pages 1137-1154, December.
    20. Carol Propper & Simon Burgess & Denise Gossage, 2008. "Competition and Quality: Evidence from the NHS Internal Market 1991-9," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 118(525), pages 138-170, January.
    21. Deborah Wilson & Bronwyn Croxson & Adele Atkinson, 2004. "“What Gets Measured Gets Done”: Headteachers’ Responses to the English Secondary School," The Centre for Market and Public Organisation 04/107, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK.

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:7:y:2023:i:2:p:1029-1040. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Dr. Pawan Verma (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/ .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.