Abstract

• The main aim of this study is to investigate the examination malpractice and test anxiety of Grade 10 students in Mandalay Region and Northern Shan State. The sample of the present study was 851 (male = 357, female = 476) Grade 10 students from nine basic education high schools. Examination malpractice Scale (Omede, 2014) and Test Anxiety Inventory (Spielberger, 1980) were used. In this study, the data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics, the independent samples t Test, one-way ANOVA and Pearson Product Moment Correlation. According to the results of independent sample t Test, female students had higher examination malpractice than male students. 14 age students also had higher examination malpractice than 15 and above age students. But there was no significant difference in examination malpractice by school location and schools. There was no significantly difference in test anxiety by gender, age and school location. Then, one-way ANOVA results showed that there were differences in test anxiety among schools. The results of Pearson Product-Moment (r = .205, p <.01) Correlation, the examination malpractice was positively correlated with test anxiety. Then, the results of openended questions for examination malpractice showed that strictly disciplines are essential in every examination.