A STUDY OF ACADEMIC CHEATING AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RELATION TO THEIR PEER PRESSURE
Keywords:
Academic Cheating, Examination System, Family PressureAbstract
The most common method of testing academic achievement is examination system. Examinations are used as the main basis for judging a student’s ability and also as a means of measuring the academic achievement of the child. Some students fail to get good marks and are blamed by their parents and school for their poor academic performance. Many factors such as lack of facilities in school, poor study habits, lack of teachers in the school, lack of interest, unfavorable Home Environment, low intelligence, academic anxiety, lack of parental education etc. cause poor academic performance. Ruto, Kipkoech and Rambaei (2011) also “conducted a survey to assess the students cheating behaviour. The result of the study revealed that students who not attend lectures, lack of preparedness for examinations, peer influence, pressure from workplaces, and lack of confidence are among the factors become a catalyst for the students to cheat. Some students feel pressure to get better grades and some students struggle academically and feel that cheating is their only path to any kind of success. With tremendous pressure and competition for grades, some (students) will cheat or plagiarize to maintain a high GPA, which can please parents, result in selection to school leadership roles, and impress corporate recruiters (Moeck,2002).
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