Influence of Teachers’ Attitude and Motivation on Students’ Academic Achievement in Social Studies in College of Education in North-East, Nigeria

Ramatu Bature Muhammad, Muhammad Hassan, Hadiza Sulaiman, Aishatu Rilwanu

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The study examined the Influences of teachers’ attitude and motivation on the students’  academic achievement of social studies at College of Education in North-East, Nigeria. The study employed cross sectional survey research design. The population of the study comprised all the students offering social studies together with the social studies teachers from thirty (37) across all the College of Education in North-East. Sample size of 300 social studies students and 54 social studies teachers used in the study selected using random sampling technique. Teachers Attitude and Motivation on Students Academic Achievement Questionnaire (TAMSAAQ) was used as the instruments for data collection. Data collected were analyzed using Pearson Correlation and the findings of the study revealed that students-teacher relationship, teachers’ working condition and attitude enhances student’s academic achievement in social studies. Therefore, it is recommended that students-teacher relationship, teachers’ working condition and attitude enhances and improve student’s academic achievement in social studies in College of Education in North-East. Therefore North-East state government and all other stakeholders of education should as a matter of priority improves teachers’ working condition and social studies teachers should developed positive relationship with students and attitude toward teaching as this is proven to enhanced students’ academic achievement in social studies.


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