Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Examination malpractice is one of the key challenges endangering the quality of education in Ghana. This negative act refers to any form of dishonesty or irregularity that compromises the integrity of any examination. In this paper, we proposed a mathematical model for exploring the dynamics of examination malpractice at the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) level in Ghana. The examination malpractice-free equilibrium is computed and shown to be both locally and globally stable if the examination malpractice reproductive number (R0) is less than one. The examination malpractice endemic equilibrium is also derived and found to be globally asymptotically stable whenever R0 is greater than one. Local sensitivity analysis is performed on the basic examination malpractice reproduction number to explore the contribution of the model parameters to the evil act of examination malpractice. Finally, numerical simulations are performed to illustrate the behavior of the model sub-classes.
DOI: 10.28924/ada/ma.5.16
Authors: Musah Konlan, Razak Gbemmie Chuaya
Institution: University of Energy and Natural Resources
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4411436243