Impact of Instructional Supervision on Teachers Use of Teaching Methods in Public Secondary Schools in Zaria Education Zone, Kaduna State

Aliyu Bilkisu Bashir

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The study investigated the Impact of instructional supervision on teachers’ use of teaching methods in public secondary schools in Zaria Education Zone, Kaduna State. The study adopted survey research design with the population of 48 principals, 1567 teachers and 32 MOE officials in Zaria Education Zone, Kaduna State, totalling 1647 respondents. A sample size of 10 principals, 306 teachers and 6 MOE officials, making the total of 322 respondents were sampled from Zaria Education Zone, Kaduna State. The instrument tagged “Instructional Supervision and Teacher Effectiveness Questionnaire (ISTEQ)” was used for data collection in the study. After due validation, the instrument was pilot tested. The reliability co-efficient was determined using Cronbach’s Alpha statistics and a reliability coefficient of 0.84 was obtained. Data collected was analysed using descriptive statistics involving frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation, while analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings from the study revealed that Instructional supervision has impact on teacher use of teaching methods in public secondary schools in Zaria Education Zone, Kaduna State. The study recommend that there should regular workshop and training for teachers and supervisors on the new methods and techniques of teaching to boost lesson delivery in schools.


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