STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN BASIC TECHNOLOGY AS A CORRELATE OF TEACHERS YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE IN EDO STATE, NIGERIA.


STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN BASIC TECHNOLOGY AS A CORRELATE OF TEACHERS YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE IN EDO STATE, NIGERIA.

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Isemede, O. A. P.

Iyahen, M. S.| Omoregie, B C.

Keywords: Teachers’ years of experience; Correlate; Students’ Academic Performance; Basic Technology; Nigeria.

Abstract

The study examined Students academic Performance in Basic Technology as it correlates teachers’ years of teaching experience in Edo State. The population of the study consisted of 43,893 and 886 teachers drawn from junior secondary school in Edo State. The sample size of 1, 680 students and 33 teachers were selected through simple random sampling. The objective of the study was achieved by raising a research question to guide the study. The Basic Technology Teacher Factors Questionnaire (BTTFQ) was demographic in nature to collect data from teachers like, teachers years of experience, teachers name, teachers sex etc. The teachers were required to tick the appropriate responses applicable to them and answer questions like: Years of experience of the teacher, location of school, highest qualification and so was not tested for reliability.. The findings of the study showed that teacher’s years of experience does not significantly influence academic performance of students in Basic technology in Edo state. it was recommended that government should ensure that only professional and qualified teachers are employed to teach Basic Technology.

   

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