iarjelIARJELIARJEL2708-5120https://doi.org/10.47310/iajel.2021.v02i01.022Incidence of Examination Malpractice and Its Impact on Children’s learning in Anambra StateEzeugo NnekaChinyereIkwelleDepartment of Educational Foundations, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Anambra State, NigeriaDepartment of Early childhood Care and Education, Nwafor Orizu College Of Education Nsugbe, Anambra State, NigeriaThe purpose of this study was to x-ray the incidence of examination malpractice among nursery and primary school children and the impact on their learning. The study adopted a survey research design. The sample of the study consisted of 81 nursery school teachers and 119 primary school teachers drawn through a multi-stage sampling technique. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The instrument for data collection was a researcher constructed four point Likert type questionnaire consisting of 21 items. The instrument was validated by two experts in measurement and evaluation and a total reliability of 0.82 was determined using Chronbach alpha. The research questions were analyzed using mean and standard deviation while the hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using t-test. The findings revealed that examination malpractice occurred among nursery and primary school children in the form of girraffing, collusion with peers and teachers telling children answers and this had a lot of impact on the children’s learning. Based on the findings, it was recommended among other things that teachers should make efforts to demystify examinations especially at this level by introducing current best practices that focus more on assessment for learning. Also they should inculcate in the children moral values, self-confidence and right attitude to work.