Effects of Cheating on Accurate Assessment
Journal Title: STAR Journal - Year 2012, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
In the view of Boud and Falchikov (2006) assessment has the clear purpose of certifying a level of attainment of a student at the point of completion of a course or a program. To produce sufficient number of ethical citizens, advancement of the quality of student performance assessment has been irrefutably recognized. Student performance assessment is a procedure to confirm institutional efficiency. Student assessments are widely accepted as an important part of the learning process. Thus, the primary purpose of this study is to scrutinize the impacts of exam administration and student-paper scoring approaches on accurate performance assessment, taking the case of one of the Universities in Ethiopia and the world in general.
Authors and Affiliations
Deepika Nelson| School of Foreign Language Studies, Main Campus, Post Box No: 53, Haramaya University, Ethiopia, Julia Devardhi| School of Foreign Language Studies, Main Campus, Post Box No: 53, Haramaya University, Ethiopia, Abdulaziz Dino| School of Foreign Language Studies, Main Campus, Post Box No: 53, Haramaya University, Ethiopia
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