Evaluation of Exam Cheating state in Kenyan Schools: A Follow-Up of Work on Cheating in Exams in Masaba Sub County 2013, Kisii County

Callen Nyamwange^1,

¹Kisii University

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Callen Nyamwange. Evaluation of Exam Cheating state in Kenyan Schools: A Follow-Up of Work on Cheating in Exams in Masaba Sub County 2013, Kisii County. World Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities. 2019; 5(2):71-75. doi: 10.12691/wjssh-5-2-2

Abstract

Efforts by many actors to curb examination cheating are achieving some good success. The government of Kenya on her part has expressed her intention to continue stepping up the exam pre-monitoring exercise and monitoring during in a crescendo process.  The aim of this paper is to carry out an evaluation of the state of exam cheating in kenyan schools: a follow-up of work on cheating in exams in masaba sub county, kisii county, Kenya. The study objectives were to examine how prevalent cheating has been in Kenya's schools, what the impact has been, what the research by the author of 2013 reveals on why students cheat in exams?what measures have been taken at the national and school level to address it? if those measures are working? And what else could be done to prevent the menace of exam cheating?The paper used secondary data sources to investigate the operations cheating in exams. The research results will indicate the state of cheating in exams and give recommendations on what needs to be as a way forward.

Keywords:
exam cheating school monitoring students Kenya

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