TEACHER QUALITY AND SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS IN RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA
Journal Title: Educational Research International - Year 2013, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
This research study focused on the relationship between teacher quality and students’ achievement in mathematics at the senior secondary school level in Rivers State, Nigeria. The ex-post facto research design was adopted for this study, since already conducted mathematics test scores of students were retrieved and used for the analysis. Furthermore, data were elicited through the teacher quality and students’ achievement in mathematics questionnaire (TQASAMQ). This questionnaire has twelve (12) question items related to teacher quality and students’ achievement in mathematics. A population of 253 principals were involved in the study out of which 151 were chosen for the sample using the Yarrow Yamen’s formula. The data were analysed using the Z-test statistic, means and simple percentage. The findings were that to a “high extent”, teacher quality related to students’ achievement in mathematics. Furthermore, the hypothesis testing showed that there is a significant relationship between teacher quality and students’ achievement in mathematics. Based on these findings, conclusions and recommendations were made.
Authors and Affiliations
Daso Peter Ojimba
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP125562
- DOI -
- Views 127
- Downloads 0
AL-FARABI’S PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
Abu Nasr Mohammad Al-Farabi was leading Muslim intellectual, philosopher, linguist, and educationist. He dealt with metaphysics keeping in view three basic concepts; God, the emanation and beings and the internal...
IMPACT OF TRAINING ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN KENYA
School management is a complex process that requires committed and visionary leadership. A school principal is charged with the responsibility of managing school physical facilities, staff personnel, school finance...
FOOTBALL LEARNING OUTCOME MEASUREMENT MODEL VALIDITY, RELIABILITY, AND OBJECTIVITY
Physical education (PE) is the only subject which improving the student movement quality. A set of planning to support the implementation of improving the movement quality is needed. Improvement in of student movement qu...
PEER LEARNING: AN ALTERNATIVE TEACHING MODEL FOR GARISSA COUNTY PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Performance in Mathematics by public secondary school students in Garissa County was studied using peer learning and the conventional teaching methodologies. Schools were grouped based on the gender of their students int...
SOURCES OF INFORMATION ABOUT HIV AND AIDS AMONG STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN INSTITUTIONS IN RWANDA
This paper examines a study designed to investigate access to HIV and AIDS information by students with disabilities in institutions of higher education in Rwanda. Purposive sampling was used to select 154 students with...