Relationship between Teachers’ Quality and Students’ Academic Achievements in Economics in Senior Secondary Schools in Adamawa State, Nigeria

Isah Yuguda Kotirde, Ahmad Umar Bappa, Shehu Mohammed Abdullahi

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This study investigated the Relationship between Teachers’ Quality and Students’ Academic Achievements in Economics in Senior Secondary Schools in Adamawa State, Nigeria. The study was set to achieve four objectives, four research questions and four hypotheses, the design, for the study was a descriptive survey design. The area of the study was Adamawa State. The population of the study consists of 337 principals and 3720 Economics students` in all the public secondary schools within the five education zones of Adamawa State. The sample for the study was73 principals and 372 SS2 Economics students`.  These samples were selected using the Taro Yamane formula. The instruments were questionnaires on teachers’ quality and student academic achievement from the selected schools. The instrument was validated by four Senior Lecturers. A reliability coefficient of 0.83 was obtained using Cronbach’s Alpha method. The data was collected through the administration of the questionnaires. Mean and the standard deviation was used to answer the research questions. While inferential statistics such as t-test was used to test the null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance.  The results of the finding revealed that teacher’s qualifications have a significant predictive ability on students’ academic achievement. Therefore, the study recommended that the Government should ensure the adequate recruitment of dedicated, qualified teachers to teach in all secondary schools in the study area in particular and the country in general.


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