| dc.description.abstract | The study examines the factors leading to examination malpractice among university students in
the shadows of COVID- 19 at Makerere University. It was guided by the major objective of
assessing the factors leading to examination malpractice among university students in the shadows
of COVID- 19, the specific objectives were to find out the state of examination malpractice- , to
establish the factors leading to examination malpractice- , to find out the perceptions of students
towards examination malpractices and to recommend measures and strategies that can be
undertaken to deal with examination malpractices at Makerere University in the post COVID-19
era. A case study design was used where both quantitative and qualitative methods of data
collection were used. Purposive sampling was used for the key informants and random sampling
was used for the 50 respondents and as a result data was acquired through interviews. The findings
indicated that examination malpractice escalated in the advent of COVID – 19 and this was as a
result of online examinations and on campus examinations that were held when the lockdown was
lifted. The findings revealed that entering an examination without valid documentation, plagiarism,
impersonation, cheating in an examination to mention but a few are a malpractice. The findings
also revealed that these malpractices are attributed to different factors such as desire to pass,
laziness of students, inadequate preparation to mention but a few. There is therefore need for
Makerere University as an institution of higher learning to intervene before the situation gets out
of hand. | en_US |
