Abstract

The study examined self-efficacy, test of anxiety and examination malpractices among secondary school students in Ogun State, Nigeria. Three instruments on Examination Malpractice Questionnaire (EMQ), General Self-efficacy (GSE) scale and Test Anxiety Inventory (TAI) were used in the study. The instruments were administered to 210 randomly selected students from a stratified sample of three schools in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State, whereby 70 students were randomly selected from the population of SS 1 students of each school. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to answer research questions one and two, while Independent Sample t-test was used to answer research questions three and four and regression estimation technique was used to analyze research question five. The result showed that there was a significant negative relationship between self-efficacy self-efficacy (r=-0.824, p<0.05) and examination malpractice. It was also evident that, there was no significant relationship between test of anxiety (r=0.074, p>0.05) and examination malpractice. Also, the level of examination malpractice among secondary school students differs significantly across gender (Df=198, N=200, t=2.477, P<.05). The result also showed that, the level of examination malpractice among secondary school students differs significantly across age group (Df=197, N=200, t=-11.445, P<.05). Finally, a joint effect of self-efficacy self-efficacy, test anxiety gender and age (r=0.834, R-square=0.690) on examination malpractice was found among secondary school students.