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The Influence Of Teachers’ Professional Development On Students’ Academic Performances
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1.2 Statement of the problem
Many research works had been undertaking on teachers’ professional development. Reforms of various kinds have taken place, for instance Adekeye [2011] focuses on influence of training and development of teachers. On the other hand, the researcher did not discuss on students’ academic performances. Avalos (2011), researches on teacher professional development in teaching and teacher education over ten years, emphasized that professional development of teachers is in practice and theory.
Hence, this research work would look into influence of teachers’ professional development on students’ academic performances in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State. This research work is set out to establish the points and facts behind the professional development of teachers on academic performances of their students and also the influence of such training on the teachers themselves on skill acquisition.
To achieve efficient and effective teaching and learning the roles of teachers cannot be overestimated. This is because the teacher holds the key to modernization in all its interpretation Obayan, (2002).Emphasizing the importance of teachers’ professional development on students’ academic performances, it is asserted that teachers quality is an essential aspect of educational planning, unless school are well equipped with competent and qualified teachers, much teaching and learning activities may not take place. The teaching and learning effectiveness is the paramount objective of the school system. There has been a nationwide cry on problem facing education such as incompetence of teachers to impact knowledge into the students, poor performances on students’ academic in school. This research work is set out to establish the points and facts behind the influence of teachers’ professional development on students’ academic performances and also the influence of such training on the teachers themselves on skill productivity and improvement
1.2 Research Questions
i. Does training of teachers have any effect on students’ academic performances?
ii. Does teachers’ profession development influence students’ academic performances?
iii. Does the teacher teaching method have any influence on students’ academic performances?
iv. Does the minimum teaching qualification have any impact on students’ academic performances?
1.4 Research Hypotheses
The following research hypotheses would be used to guide the study:
HO1 There is no significant relationship between teacher professional development and students’ academic performances in Secondary Schools in Kogi State.
HO2 There is no significant relationship between teacher qualification and students’ academic performances in Senior Secondary Schools in Kogi State.
HO3 There is no significant relationship between the teacher method of teaching and students’ academic performances in Senior Secondary Schools in Kogi State.
HO4 There is no significant relationship between teachers experience and students’ academic performances in Ijumu Secondary Schools of Kogi State.
HO5 There is no significant relationship between teacher competency and students’ academic performances in Ijumu Secondary Schools in Kogi State.
1.5 Purpose of the study
The main purpose of this study was to examine the relationship which exists between teachers’ professional development and students’ academic performances in Ijumu Secondary Schools in Kogi State, Specifically the purpose of the study includes:
i. To determine the level of teachers’ qualification on students’ academic performances in Ijumu secondary schools in Kogi State
ii. To examine the relationship that exist between teacher method teaching and student’s academic performances in Ijumu secondary schools Kogi State
iii. To examine the relationship that exists between teacher experience and students’ academic performances in Ijumu Secondary Schools Kogi State
iv. To examine the relationship between teachers competency and students’ academic performances in Ijumu Secondary School, Kogi State.
1.6 Significance of the study
It is hopes that the finding of this study would be of great benefits to different people. First and foremost, it would empirically reveal the influence of teachers’ professional development on students’ academic performances in Ijumu Secondary Schools, Kogi State. Secondly, it would be of immense benefit to the Ministry of Education and the Teaching Service Commission to make necessary policies that will regulate and control the employment of teachers into Secondary Schools in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State, thereby ensuring that each teacher teaches a subject that he or she has actually studied at either the NCE or at the University level so that such teacher can be effective in his or her teaching subject.
Also it would be beneficiary to the government at various levels and other stakeholders in education in Nigeria to see the need to fully recognize teaching as a profession that requires professionalism. The finding of this study would give insight to parents and the society at large on the importance of teaching as a profession that accord respect and dignity. Lastly, the research work will be an eye opener for parents to know the importance of teacher competency and how it affects students’ academic performances. Also it will guide the parents on how they employ the services of teachers who take their children in extra mural lessons.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTThis work focused on Influence of Teachers’ Professional Development on Students’ Academic Performance in Ijumu secondary schools, Kogi State.The study was a descriptive a survey of correlation type. Two set of instruments were designed to collect data. The first instrument was titled: “Teacher’s Profession Questionnaire (TPQ) and “Students’ Academic Performance†(SAP). The target population for this study consist 15 secondary school in ijumu ... Continue reading---
QUESTIONNAIRE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]SECTION APersonal Information(Please tick where appropriate)1. Name of school ____________________________________________ 2. Sex Male ( ) Female ( )3. Marital status: single ( ) married ( ) 4. Age: 26-30( ) 31-35( ) 36-40 ( )41-45 ( ) 46-50 ( )51 and above ( )5. Position Held: H O D( )Subject teacher ( ),Class teacher ( ), Supervisor( )6. Years of experience in teaching (0-5 years) (5-10 years) (11-15 ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]A Professional teaching qualification does not make you a professional,
in the true sense of the world. Belonging to a particular profession
does not automatically guarantee that the service you provide is a
professional one. Hence teaching as a professional is a hard thing to do
because it encompasses many roles to be done well. Higher status and
recognition arise in educational standard. Since teachers are the key
determinants of educational standard, the improvement in the condu ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]CHAPTER THREE3.0 RESEARCH METHODLOGY This chapter describes the methods to elicit necessary information from the respondents and collect the appropriate data for testing the hypotheses. The presentation is organized under the following sub-heading:Research Design;Population of the study Sample and Sampling TechniquesResearch InstrumentsValidity and Reliability of the InstrumentsProcedure for Data Collection Method of Data Analysis3.1 Research Design This is ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 6 ]Hypotheses testing There are one main and four operational hypotheses set to guide the study. Pearson product-moment correlation statistic was used to test all the hypotheses at 0.05 of significance level.Main hypothesisHo: There is no significance relationship between teacher profession development and students’ academic performances in secondary schools in Kogi stateTable 7 shows that the p-value (0.003) is less than the significance level (0.05) for 292 degree of freedom. Therefo ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]DiscussionThis section gives detailed explanation of the findings from the hypotheses tested. The result of the hypothesis which stated that there isno significant relationship between teacher profession and students’ academic performance in Ijumu secondary schools, Kogi state shows that there is low, positive significant relationship between teacher’s profession and students’ academic performance in IjumuSecondary Schools, Kogi state. The result is in line with the opinion ... Continue reading---
