of Education‚ University of Ibadan‚ Nigeria. Abstract Examinations as generally observed provoke anxiety in students. Anxiety could either be positive or negative. The anxiety generated in students due to examination is a reflection of the effect of failure or otherwise in public examinations at the end of prescribed courses of study and this depends on how prepared such students are. In this paper the issues of examination malpractice form the background of discussions. The paper reports
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How should guilty people be punished? Thousands of crimes are committed throughout the year; robbery‚ fraud‚ rape etc The people who commit these crimes and are caught are sent to jail. The only thing is‚ Every person who committed a crime had a different reason for doing it. That is why the Court exists‚ to judge each case differently. There should be an individual punishment for every case‚ because every case is different‚ and the "criminals" have different motives
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We have all seen the alarming statistics about cheating among students as reported in academic venues. In order to assist faculty in the prevention of cheating‚ we first need to identify the myriad ways in which students can cheat on exams‚ some technology driven and some just plain old-fashioned cheating. We sometimes forget the seriousness of not preventing and handling cheating in our classrooms. If students can cheat on a test‚ it sends the message that they do not have to pay attention‚ do the
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been brought together to face this issue with a more serious attitude. According to the Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz‚ parents who found guilty of negligence can be punished under the Child Act 2001 (Baharom‚ 2007). This high profile case has brought the whole nation’s focus to a rarely talked about issue: should the parents be punished when their children go missing? The government should not put all the guilt on the parents because I believe that parents have always done their best in ensuring the
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Criminals Should Be Punished Or Not Debate criminals deserve to be punished. Most of the people would not hesitate to claim that those who break the law should be punished ans]d put into prison as long as possible in case they continue to endager our lives and property. Also‚ if criminals are not given any punishment they may commit crimes again and again.Crime in general is the worst thing a person can do because it violates the law and it is a violation against the victims.Therefore‚ to protect
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What if you were sentenced to death for a crime you didn’t commit? Cameron Willingham was put to death for a crime he didn’t even commit. It’s not okay to sentence someone to death for something they didn’t do. Life in prison is a much better option because you can’t escape from what you did. If you are innocent you will be able to get let out of prison‚ you just have to sit and think about the crime you committed‚ and if you have a case like Willingham where you were innocent they would be able
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Dr. Rios’s purpose in writing this chapter is to convince the reader that Tyrell and Jose‚ as well as many other gang members‚ had been trapped into joining the gangs or committing criminal activity such as selling drugs to provide for themselves‚ since the police could not provide them with what they needed. Tyrell is the first focus of the chapter and Rios goes into detail on the Ville‚ which is “a low income housing project on 66th Avenue and International‚” (45) known by many to be one of the
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thousand students across seventy high schools in America‚ approximately sixty-four percent of all students admitted to cheating on a test at least once (Facts & Stats: Academic Integrity in High School). Fifty-eight percent admitted to plagiarism‚ and ninety-five percent admitted to other types of cheating for example: using notes on a test‚ plagiarism‚ or copying another student’s’ homework. Why do students feel pressured to use notes on a test or copy a classmate’s work? High school students tend to
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The Causes and Effects of Academic Cheating Cheating has been an issue for years in academic settings‚ whether in the primary grades‚ high school or college. However‚ definition of cheating remains unclear. It is so widespread and it overlaps with so many academic activities that it does not have a specific‚ clear‚ uniform policy on what constitutes academic dishonesty. Parental pressure can also lead to cheating. According to Professor Daniel J. Bauer‚ parents sometimes
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Delgado i Take the Easy Way Now‚ Face Consequences Later Thesis Statement: Students and writers who have become more accustomed to cheating and plagiarizing forget the fact that what they are doing is unacceptable‚ are deteriorating their ability to do their own work‚ and must face severe punishments. I. Extensive amount of students cheating and plagiarizing A. Common cheating and plagiarizing B. Students not aware of wrongness C. Easier academic dishonesty II. Copying work becomes
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