期刊名称：International Journal of Innovative Research in Computer and Communication Engineering
印刷版ISSN：2320-9798
电子版ISSN：2320-9801
出版年度：2019
卷号：7
期号：10
页码：3990-4002
DOI：10.15680/IJIRCCE.2019. 0710007
出版社：S&S Publications
摘要：The scourge of examination malpractice has increasingly become a major source of concern to
education authorities in most West African countries, particularly in Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Gambia. Recently,
the West African Examination Council (WAEC) withheld the results of 180,205 candidates representing 11.33 percent
of the total candidates who sat for the 2019 WAEC examination as a result of various reported cases of examination
malpractices. Examination malpractice is a threat to quality in education and the society. Considering the potentials of
technology in addressing many of the challenges of humanity especially in the educational sector, there is need to
examine ways by which it can be used to curb the menace of examination malpractice. Thus, the present study
discusses the use of technology to mitigate examination malpractices in West Africa. The study shows that technology
offers solutions for mitigation of examination malpractices in West Africa. Some of these technologies include Facial
Recognition Technology, Biometric system, and CCTV cameras. The study recommends that government and other
stakeholders in education should pay more attention to the issues that causes examination malpractice, and also provide
the needed facilities to encourage the use of technologies in education particularly in conduct of examinations.
关键词：Examination Malpractice; WAEC; Technology; CCTV; Biometric system; West Africa;
