Stakeholders urged to check examination malpractices

Stakeholders in education have been urged to collaborate effectively to check and curb examination malpractices in basic and second cycle institutions.

Mr Raphael Godlove Ahenu, Chief Executive Officer of Global Media Foundation, human rights, anti-corruption and media non-governmental organisation, who gave the advice at the weekend noted that examination malpractice, has gained root in almost all senior high schools (SHSs), which he said is serious offence, under Ghana Education Service Act.

Mr Ahenu was addressing about 1,000 students, drawn from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology SHS, Kumasi Girls SHS, Osei Kyeretwie SHS, Kumasi Secondary and Technical SHS and Aduman SHSs at the maiden article publication of the Osei Tutu SHS Writers and Debaters Club at Abrepo in the Kumasi Metropolis.

He observed that examination malpractice is rife at schools in rural communities because monitoring and supervision at those areas are very poor especially during external exams.

Mr Ahenu emphasised that the situation could be checked and brought under control if there is a strong collaboration between parent teacher associations and school management committees as well as students representative councils.

He observed that the fallen standard of education and students’ abysmal performance in external examination is because they rely on examination malpractices to obtain good grades instead of studying hard.

Mr Ahenu pointed out that some employees could not perform in the job market because they did not study in their school days, but were able to find other means to go through their educational career successfully.

He advised students to read their books, and review their notes, as that is the only way they could become successful in life.

Mr Samuel Abosi, a Tutor at Osei Tutu SHS and Patron of the Writers and Debaters Club explained that the idea behind the formation of the body is to rekindle the spirit of writing as well as polish the reading skills of students.