© 2014. Dr. A. O. Alabi. This is a research/review paper, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution- Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Global Journal of HUMAN-SOCIAL SCIENCE: A Arts & Humanities - Psychology Volume 14 Issue 2 Version 1.0 Year 2014 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Inc. (USA) Online ISSN: 2249-460x & Print ISSN: 0975-587X Effective Invigilation as a Panacea for Examination Malpractices among Students of Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria By Dr. A. O. Alabi Alayande College of Education, Nigeria Abstract- Examination by whatever name it is called is very important to educational system as air is important to life. Examination serves very many useful purposes at any education system and level. The useful purposes of examination at any education system can be marred by its conduct especially if it allowed for examination malpractice. Examination malpractice is one of the plagues that be devilled tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Examination malpractice in the tertiary institutions is on the increase daily taking different forms and dimensions. However, the menace thrives well when examination invigilation is very slack. Examination invigilation rests solely on invigilators and other stakeholders in the conduct of examinations invigilation. Therefore, examination invigilators determine the quality of examination invigilation. Effective invigilation of examination can only be made possible through effective invigilators who will reduce if not totally eradicate the menace of examination malpractice and this is the thrust of this paper. Keywords: education (al) system, tertiary institution, examination malpractice, examination invigilation, effective examination invigilation, examination invigilators. GJHSS-A Classification : FOR Code : 930401 EffectiveInvigilationasaPanaceaforExaminationMalpracticesamongStudentsofTertiaryInstitutionsinNigeria Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: