International Journal of Academic Research in Education and Review

Vol. 11(2), pp. 19-30, April 2023

ISSN: 2360-7866

https://doi.org/10.14662/ijarer2023030

 

Full Length Research

 

 

Relationship between Teacher Characteristics and Students’ Academic Achievement in Agricultural Entrepreneurial Subjects in Senior Secondary Certificate Examination in Niger State

 

1Daniel, Hassana Kefas, 2Gamaraja, Japari Dominic and 3Ijantiku, Charles Moses

 

1Department of Vocational education, ModibboAdama University, Yola. Email: hassanadaniel52@gmail.com, Phone: +234 8065560275 2National Examination Council, Minna, Niger State. Phone: +234 8061517056 3Ibrahim Babangida Library, ModibboAdama University, Yola.

Corresponding author’s Email: ijantiku@mau.edu.ng Phone: +234 8032902318  

Accepted 14 March 2023

Abstract

Abstract: The study investigated the relationship between teacher characteristics and students’ academic achievement in agricultural Entrepreneurial Subjects in the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination in Minna, Niger State. The study adopted a correlational research design. The target population of the study was all the 151 agricultural entrepreneurial subjects’ teachers and the results of 44,182 students. The sample of the study was 532. There was no sampling for the agricultural entrepreneurial teachers because the population was manageable. Proportionate Sampling Technique was used in the selection of 381 results of students. A questionnaire titled "Agricultural Entrepreneurial Subjects Teachers’ Characteristics Questionnaire (AESTCQ)" was used for data collection. Data was collected with the help of five trained research assistants. The data was analyzed using PPMC to answer all the research questions, while Regression analysis was used to test the null hypotheses at a 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed, among which are: (1) the relationship between teachers’ qualification and the academic achievement of students of agricultural entrepreneurial subjects in SSCE in Niger State is positive and high. (2) There is a high positive relationship between teaching experience and the academic achievement of students of agricultural entrepreneurial subjects in SSCE in Niger State. (3) Teacher’s gender has a low positive relationship on the academic achievement of students of agricultural entrepreneurial subjects in SSCE in Niger State. Based on the findings, it was recommended that (1) the federal and state ministries of education should, as much as possible, insist on recruiting only people who hold a higher qualification to teach agricultural entrepreneurial subjects in senior secondary schools. (2) The Federal and State ministries of education should introduce a teacher exchange program in secondary schools across the country to broaden the experiential horizon of secondary school teachers. (3) The Federal and State ministries of education should not place any preference on teachers’ gender in an attempt to enhance the academic achievement of students in agricultural entrepreneurial subjects in schools.

 

Key Words: Relationship, Teachers Characteristics, Students' Academic Achievement, Agricultural Entrepreneurial Subjects, Senior Secondary Certificate Examination.

Paper type: research