A Descriptive Survey of Teachers’ Perception of Triggers in Examination Malpractices: The Case of Public Examinations in Zambia

Table 2

Causes of examination malpractices.

No.	Cause	Frequency	Percent	Rank
1	Lack of preparedness by learners	73	26.2	1^st
2	Desire for money	24	8.6	5^th
3	Lack of adequate teaching	46	16.5	2^nd
4	Easy dissemination of papers through electronic/social media	7	2.5	10^th
5	Schools want to maintain status with high pass rates	9	3.2	9^th
6	Poor security during delivery and poor storage facilities	26	9.3	4^th
7	Lack of integrity by those handling examinations	19	6.8	7^th
8	Long duration of examinations	6	2.2	11^th
9	Weak security network	33	11.8	3^rd
10	Pressure from the parents/community	20	7.2	6^th
11	Teachers not completing the syllabus	16	5.7	8^th
	Total	279	100.0