GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT
The main objective of this study was to examine Technology Abuse and Unethical Practices
as Predictors of Examination Misconduct among Undergraduate Students in South-South
Zone Universities, Nigeria. A descriptive research design of the correlational type was used
and the study population comprised 28,216 year four science students in all the six federal
universities in South-South of Nigeria. A proportion of 30% of the universities was randomly
selected from the six universities, which gave a total of two universities. The selected
universities were University of Calabar and University of Port Harcourt. Taro Yamen
formula was used to determine the sample of the study, which gave a total of 400 students.
Simple Random Sampling Technique was used to select the students from the two universities.
Instrument for data collection was Questionnaire on Technology Use, Unethical Practices
and Examination Misconduct (QTUPEM). Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient
and mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while the null
hypotheses were tested using simple regression with the associated ANOVA and t-test at 0.05
level of significance. The instrument was developed by the researcher and validated by three
lecturers, two of them were from the Department of Educational Foundations, Guidance and
Counselling and the Department of Educational Technology, University of Uyo, Nigeria. The
instrument yielded a reliability coefficient of .81. The findings indicated that Technology
Abuse and Unethical Practices are significant predictors of Examination Misconduct among
Students in South-South Zone Universities, Nigeria. There is a significant difference in the
technology abuse and unethical practices of male and female students. Based on the findings
of the study, it was recommended among others that educators should establish a more
positive ethical environment for students during examinations.
KEYWORDS: Technology abuse, Unethical Practices, Examination Misconduct,
undergraduate students, South-South Zone Universities, Nigeria.