Zamfara International Journal of Education (ZIJE) The Official Journal of the Faculty of Education Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State, Nigeria Volume 3, Number 6, December, 2023 pISSN: (Hard Copy): 2814 – 1377; eISSN (Online): 2814 – 1369 www.zijedufugusau.com Assessment of Peer Influence on … (Onah, et. al., 2023) DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10666827 70 Assessment of Peer Influence on Predisposition to Examination Misconduct among Tertiary Institution Students in Cross River State, Nigeria Onah, Peter Ogbaji 1 Email: ogbajipetex@gmail.com Tel: 07034512139 Akanimoh, Martha Edu 1 Email: markanimoh@gmail.com Tel: 08063924227 Ndome, Linda Esse 2 Email: Ndomelinda2017@gmail.com Tel: 08119823425 1 Department of Educational Foundations, University of Calabar 2 Department of Guidance and Counseling, University of Calabar Abstract The Study aimed at examining Assessment of Peer Influence on Predisposition to examination misconduct among tertiary institution students in Cross River State, Nigeria. Research questions were raised and corresponding hypotheses tested at .05 level of significance. The research design adopted for this study was an ex-post facto research design and the population of this study comprised 35,500 (21,589 Males and 13,911 Females) final-year students in all tertiary institutions in Cross River State, during the 2022/2023 academic session. The sample of this study consists of 2,439 (1,079 Males and 1,360 Females) final year students which represents 7% of the total population selected from five tertiary institutions in Cross River State. The instrument used for data collection was “Assessment of Peer Influence on Predisposition to Examination Misconduct Questionnaire (APIPEMQ). Cronbach Alpha reliability test was used to test scores from the questionnaire. The questionnaire was administered once to the respondents after which the coefficient of internal consistency was estimated and the reliability index was 82. Accordingly, which shows that the instrument was reliable for data collection. descriptive statistics was employed to answer the research questions while the hypotheses were tested using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) at .05 level of significance. Findings revealed that Peer assessment does significantly influence students’ examination misconduct. It concludes that stake holders in the academic environment are expected to encourage the students to shun all manners of misconduct, amongst others. The researchers recommended among others that, the school management should as a matter of urgency restrict negative peer associations in schools by enacting laws to prevent students from engaging in any form of examination misconduct. Keywords: Peer association, Predisposition, Examination misconduct, Tertiary institution Introduction Education at any level is geared towards an instructional system that deals with teaching, learning and evaluation in a defined environment. The Federal Republic of Nigeria (FRN, 2013) defined tertiary education as post-secondary education that is offered in universities, polytechnics and colleges of technology. Education is important in the development and improvement of skills. It helps in improving the living standard and condition of the people. According to Morrison et al in Onah, Eteng & Adie (2021) education is the process through which the ideals and worthwhile values of society are systematically passed on from the generation to another to ensure socio-cultural transformation and advancement of man and his environment. That is education makes one a responsible and respectful citizen. Through education, people are enabled to develop their knowledge and skills, adopt new behaviour and be able to survive in the society. The quality of examination refers to the systematic monitoring and evaluation of the various aspects of the programme to maximize the possibility of achieving programme goals. The quality of these goals is measured through tests and examinations Asim (2017) . For examinations to be valid, reliable and useable as a potent instrument for judgment of knowledge, every student must be devoid of all forms of malpractices (Haruna,