INFLUENCE OF TEACHERS' QUALIFICATION ON SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS' ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN CHEMISTRY IN IFE-EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OSUN STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study investigated the influence of teachers' qualification on
senior secondary school students' academic achievement in
chemistry in Ife-East Local Government Area, Osun State.The
study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The
population of this study consisted of all senior secondary schools
Chemistry Teachers and Students in Ife East Local Government
Area, Osun State. A sample of one Chemistry Teacher to ten
students from 10 schools were selected using simple random
sampling technique. Two instruments which were developed by
the researcher were used to collect data for the study. They are:
“Questionnaire on Influence of Teachers’ Qualification on Senior
Secondary School Students’ Academic Achievement in
Chemistry”(QITQSSSSAAC) and “Chemistry Achievement Test
(CAT). Frequency, percentage and regression analysis used in the
analysis of collected data. The results showed that the level of
senior secondary school students' academic achievement in
Chemistry was high in the study area
(60%)
. Results of the study
further revealed that there was significant influence of teachers'
qualifications on senior secondary school students' academic
achievement in Chemistry in the study area (F=3.237; P<0.05).
The study concluded that there was significant influence of
teachers' qualifications on senior secondary school students'
academic achievement in Ife East Local Government Area, Osun
State.