Teachers’ Pedagogical Skills And Business Studies Students’ Academic Performance In Public Secondary Schools In Akwa Ibom State

The study determined the relationship between teachers’ pedagogical skills and Business studies students’ academic performance in public secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State. Three   research questions and  three  null hypotheses were raised to guide the study. One relevant theory  was  reviewed in the study. Correlational research design was used for the study. The population of the study comprised all the 714 Business Studies Teachers and 14,583 Junior Secondary three students in the 269 public secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State. Taro Yamene formula was used for selecting 343 JS3 students. Two sets of instruments were used for data collection, these include: Teachers’ Pedagogical Skills Questionnaire (TPSQ) for Business Studies and Business Studies Academic Performance Test (BSAPT) for Students. The instrument was face validated by one from Measurements and Evaluation from the Department of Psychological Foundations of Education, one expert from Business Education and one expert from curriculum Studies. The reliability of the instrument was determined using inter-item method of reliability. The TPSQ was subjected to Cronbach Alpha Analysis while the BSAPT was tested with PPMC, and the indices of .97 and .86 for TPSQ and BSAPT respectively were obtained. Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Statistic was used to analyze the data. The r-coefficient of the PPMC was used to answer the research questions and to test the null hypotheses at 05 level of significance. Findings of the study revealed that, teachers’ communication, improvisation, time management, skills significantly relate to business studies students’ academic performance in public secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State. It was concluded that teachers’ pedagogical skills significantly relate to business studies students’ academic performance in public Secondary Schools in Akwa Ibom State.

Teachers’ Pedagogical skills, Academic Performance

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