Teachers Teaching Qualifications as Predictors of Performance in Trigonometry among Secondary School Students in Kano Metropolis, Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated and analysed teachers’ teaching qualifications as predictor of performance in trigonometry among secondary school students in Kano State, Nigeria. To guide the study, one research question and one research hypothesis were formulated. The research design for the study was a survey design of ex post facto design. The data was collected from teachers using Teachers Qualification Questionnaire (TCQ), while Trigonometry Students’ Performance Test, (TSPT) was used to collect data from students’ performance.  Descriptive statistics of frequency,   percentage, mean and standard deviation were employed to answer the research question. One way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used in answering the null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. Findings from the study revealed that teaching qualifications of teachers did not correlate with the students’ academic performances in trigonometry. The study recommended that students’ interest in trigonometry need to be boosted to achieve more and that teachers need to obtain relevant pedagogical and content knowledge capable of diversifying their instructional strategies in teaching trigonometry.