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Influence Of Teacher Training And Development Programmes On Students’ Academic Performance In Mathematics
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Operational Definition of Terms
For the purpose of this study, the following terms and variables are operationally defined.
Teaching: This refers to the expression of intent by secondary school teachers with the aim of bringing about a desirable behaviour of learners in secondary schools within Ilorin West Local Government Area.
Teacher: This refers to a person who handles various issues which arise in connection with learning in secondary schools within Ilorin West Local Government Area.
Influence: This refers to factors underlying responsibility of a number of behavioural manifestations. In this study, influence refers to the factors of teacher training and development programmes that make students to have low or high academic performance in secondary schools within Ilorin West Local Government Area.
Students’ academic performance: This refers to the result of students at the end of examinations in secondary schools within Ilorin West Local Government Area.
Training and Development Programmes: These refer to activities engaged in by teachers to enhance their knowledge, skills and attitudes in order to teach students more effectively in secondary schools within Ilorin West Local Government Area.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTThis study investigated the influence of teacher training and development programmes on students’ academic performance in Ilorin West LGA of Kwara State.Simple random sampling method was used to select twenty secondary schools used as sample for the study. Also, 200 teachers were randomly selected as respondents to the questionnaire used for the study. Three null hypotheses were generated and tested using the Pearson product moment correlation statistic to analyse the data.The res ... Continue reading---
APPENDIX A - [ Total Page(s): 3 ] ... Continue reading---
LIST OF TABLES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Distribution of Respondents on the basis of Gender Table 2: Academic Qualification of Respondents Table 3: Mean and standard deviation showing the influence of teachers’ attendance of workshops and seminars on student’s academic performance in mathematics (N=100). Table 4: Mean and standard deviation showing the extent to which teachers acquisition of higher certificate influence students academic performance in mathematics (N=100). ... Continue reading---
TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSTITLE PAGE CERTIFICATION DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ABSTRACT TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTIONBackground to Study ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 5 ]Training activities for teachers would enable those with the right aptitude and abilities to make rapid progress, contribute significantly to improve their job performances and ultimately students’ learning and academic performance. Administrators’ knowledge and practices are also influenced by the quality of staff development programmes available to them. Their competencies are reflected in their interactions with teachers through activities through activities such as clinical sup ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]CHAPTER THREERESEARCH METHODOLOGYIntroduction This chapter presents information on the procedure and methods employed in carrying out of research work. The chapter will be discussed under the following sub-headings.Research Design;Population of the Study;Sample and sampling Techniques;Research Instrument,Validity of the Instrument;Reliability of the Instrument;Administration of the instrument and;Method of Data Analysis.Research Design The study was a descriptive survey that employed ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 8 ]From the table above, 1 (5.0%) of the sample teachers had doctorate degree (Ph.d), 4 (20%) had master degree (M.ED/Sc), 10 or 50% had B.ED/Sc, 2 (10.0%) had HND/PGDE while the remaining 3 or 13% had NCE/ND.Analysis of Research Question RQ1: Has the attendance of workshop and seminars by teachers any significant impact on students’ academic performance in Mathematics in Secondary School? ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER FIVESUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONSThis chapter presents the summary of the entire research work, the conclusion, implication of the study, recommendations based on the findings from the study, limitations of the study and suggestions for further studies.Summary The study investigated into influence of teachers training and staff development programme on student’s academic performance in Ilorin West local Government area of Kwara state. To achieve this objective, te ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]REFERENCESAdeboye, R.A (2000). Teachers training and utilization for quality education in J.O. Fadipe and P.K Ojedele (eds) Education personnel administration and quality in education Ibadan daily graphics.Adeshina, S. (2000). Some aspects of school management Lagos: educational industries Nig ltd.Adesina, S. (2006). Changing phenomenon in the Nigerian Educational System: New perspective in Nigerian Education. Ibadan: Vintage Publishers Ltd.Adesoji, F.A., & Olatunbosun, S.M. (2008). Student, tea ... Continue reading---
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTThis study investigated the influence of teacher training and development programmes on students’ academic performance in Ilorin West LGA of Kwara State.Simple random sampling method was used to select twenty secondary schools used as sample for the study. Also, 200 teachers were randomly selected as respondents to the questionnaire used for the study. Three null hypotheses were generated and tested using the Pearson product moment correlation statistic to analyse the data.The res ... Continue reading---