International Journal of Academic Research in Education and Review

Vol. 12(1), pp. 9-16, February 2024

ISSN: 2360-7866

https://doi.org/10.14662/ijarer2024020

 

Full Length Research

 

 

Relationship between teacher interpersonal relationship and innovativeness and students’ academic achievement in agricultural entrepreneurial subject in senior secondary certificate examination in Niger state.

 

Gamaraja, Japari Dominic1 and Newton, Barka2

 

1National Examination Council, Minna, Niger State. Phone: +234 8061517056 2Department of Vocational Education, Modibbo Adama University, Yola.

Corresponding author’s Email: newtonbraxtakson@gmail.com. Phone: +234 8165987900  

Accepted 13 February 2024

Abstract

Abstract: The study determined the relationship between teacher interpersonal relationship and innovativeness and students’ academic achievement in agricultural entrepreneurial subjects in Senior Secondary Certificate Examination in Niger State. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a correlational research design and was carried out in Niger State. The target population of the study was all the 151 agricultural teachers from a total of 217 Senior Secondary Schools in Niger State. Purposive Population Sampling Technique was used to select the 151 agricultural teachers in Senior Secondary Schools in Niger State, because the population was manageable. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire titled: Agricultural Entrepreneurial Subjects Teachers’ Characteristics Questionnaire (AESTCQ) developed by the researchers. It was a 4-point rating scale of strongly agreed (SA), Agreed (A), Disagreed (D) and Strongly Disagreed (SD) with numeric values of 4, 3, 2 and 1 respectively. The Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient of the instrument was found to be 0.82. The data for the study was analyzed using and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) and Regression Analysis. Findings of the study revealed a positive and significant relationship between the variables and the academic achievement of agricultural entrepreneurial subject students in secondary school certificate examination in Niger State. The study therefore recommended amongst others that, government should develop a framework for enhancing the innovativeness of teachers so as to improve the academic achievement of agricultural entrepreneurial subject students.

 

Key Words: Interpersonal Relationship, Innovativeness, Students’ Academic Achievement, Agricultural Entrepreneurial Subject

Paper type: research