Influence of PersonalityTypes and Socio-DemographicCharacteristics of Students on Examination Malpractice: Case of Secondary Schools in Ibadan
Dare Omonijo, Abidemi Omolola Rotimi, O.O.U Uche · Covenant University Repository (Covenant University) · 2014
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). The result also reveals correlation between gender and examination malpractice (r = 0.14 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.