Influence Of Social Media And School Climate On Examination Cheating Behaviour Of Secondary School Students In Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria

xamination Cheating Behaviour is not a new practice among students. Despite the efforts made by researchers to curb this ugly trend of examination cheating behaviour, the problem is still significantly present. Therefore, this study examined the influence of social media and school climate on the examination cheating behaviour of secondary school students in Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria. The study utilized a descriptive research design of the survey type. The population consisted of all public secondary school students in Oyo township, Oyo State, Nigeria. Three hundred (300) students were selected as the study sample using a multistage sampling technique. In the first stage, six (6) public secondary schools were systematically chosen from the three local governments in Oyo township to represent the study population. In the second stage, fifty (50) students were randomly selected from each of the six (6) secondary schools, resulting in a total sample of three hundred (300) secondary school students. The study instruments were adapted and pilot-tested. The instrument’s reliability yielded a coefficient of 0.75, indicating that it was statistically reliable. Data were analyzed using simple percentages, charts, and T-tests to assess the three hypotheses at a 0.05 significance level. Specifically, the first hypothesis that there is no significant difference between male and female students in their perceptions of the influence of social media on their cheating behaviour was rejected, as the calculated T-value of 3.03 exceeded the critical T-value of 1.96 at the 0.05 significance level. Based on the findings, several recommendations were made, including the need for education stakeholders to focus on students’ moral development, enabling them to distinguish right from wrong.