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PERCEIVED INFLUENCE OF TEACHERS EFFECTIVENESS ON PERFORMANCE OF BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS IN NWAFOR ORIZU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ANAMBRA STATE

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Abstract

The study examined the perceived influence of teachers effectiveness on academic performance of business education students in Nwafor Orizu college of education Anambra state. The study was anchored on the theory of Weiner propounded in 1985. A survey research design was adopted in the research and a sample size of 278 was randomly selected from the population of study. Questionnaire was the main data collection tool used in the collection of field data from the respondents. Findings indicate that business education teachers’ effectiveness has effect on students of business education such the effectiveness of business education teacher is a determinant of academic performance of business education students. The study therefore recommend that qualify teacher should always be employed to teach and inculcate knowledge into student. Those employed should be experience in the field of business education and different teaching skills should be adopted by business teachers’ in teaching b

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN ONE TIME OR THE OTHER CAN BE AFFECTED BY THE METHOD OR WAYS WHICH STUDENTS ARE BEING INSTRUCTED BY BUSINESS EDUCATION TEACHERS’. OVER TIME, THE PERFORMANCE OF BUSINESS STUDENT HAVE BEING OBSERVED TO BE DECLINING AND MAY BE DUE TO INEFFECTIVENESS OF BUSINESS TEACHERS. BUSINESS EDUCATION INVOLVES TEACHING STUDENTS THE FUNDAMENTALS, THEORIES, AND PROCESSES OF BUSINESS. BUSINESS EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION OCCURS AT SEVERAL LEVELS, INCLUDING SECONDARY EDUCATION AND HIGHER EDUCATION OR UNIVERSITY EDUCATION.

BUSINESS EDUCATION, EITHER FORMAL OR INFORMAL CONTINUES TO SHAPE THE THREE DOMAINS OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; WHICH INVOLVES COGNITIVE, AFFECTIVE AND THE PSYCHOMOTOR DOMAINS. MUCH THEN IS SAID THAT FORMAL EDUCATION REMAINS THE VEHICLE FOR SOCIAL-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL MOBILIZATION IN ANY SOCIETY. THEREFORE, EDUCATION AT THE BASIC LEVEL MUST BE OF A QUALITY THAT WILL HELP THE YOUNG ONES TO ACQUIRE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, VALUES AND ATTITUDES THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY TO THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND MORAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOCIETY.

THE ISSUE OF POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN NIGERIA HAS BEEN OF MUCH CONCERN TO ALL. THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS DEPENDS ON THE TEACHER’S EFFECTIVENESS IN DISCHARGING THEIR DUTIES. OVER TIME STUDENT’S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL EXAMINATIONS HAD BEEN USED TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHER’S PERFORMANCE (AJAO, 2001). THIS WAS BUTTRESSED BY OGUNSAJU (2004) WHO SAID THAT THE ACADEMIC STANDARD OF STUDENTS IN ALL NIGERIAN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS HAS CONSIDERABLY FALLEN BELOW SOCIETAL EXPECTATIONS. TEACHERS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO HAVE IMPORTANT INFLUENCE ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND THEY ALSO PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT BECAUSE TEACHERS ARE ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR TRANSLATING EDUCATIONAL POLICIES AND PRINCIPLES INTO ACTIONS BASED ON PRACTICE DURING INTERACTION WITH STUDENTS (AFE, 2001). BOTH TEACHING AND LEARNING DEPEND ON TEACHER’S EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE, NO WONDER AN EFFECTIVE TEACHER HAS BEEN CONCEPTUALIZED AS ONE THAT PRODUCES DESIRED RESULTS IN THE COURSE OF HIS DUTY AS A TEACHER (UCHEFUNA 2001).CONSIDERING GOVERNMENT HUGE INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ITS OUTPUT IN SOCIETY. THEREFORE, BUSINESS EDUCATION AT THE BASIC LEVEL MUST BE OF A QUALITY THAT WILL HELP THE YOUNG ONES TO ACQUIRE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, VALUES AND ATTITUDES THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY TO THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND MORAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOCIETY. THE ISSUE OF POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN NIGERIA HAS BEEN OF MUCH CONCERN TO ALL. THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS DEPENDS ON THE TEACHER’S EFFECTIVENESS IN DISCHARGING THEIR DUTIES. OVER TIME STUDENT’S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL EXAMINATIONS HAD BEEN USED TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHER’S PERFORMANCE (AJAO, 2001). BOTH TEACHING AND LEARNING DEPEND ON TEACHER’S EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE, NO WONDER AN EFFECTIVE TEACHER HAS BEEN CONCEPTUALIZED AS ONE THAT PRODUCES DESIRED RESULTS IN THE COURSE OF HIS DUTY AS A TEACHER (UCHEFUNA 2001).CONSIDERING GOVERNMENTS’ HUGE INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC EDUCATION, ITS OUTPUT IN TERMS OF QUALITY OF STUDENTS HAS BEEN OBSERVED TO BE UNEQUAL WITH GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE. CONSEQUENTLY, UPON THE OBSERVING THE DETERIORATION IN THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND POOR PERFORMANCE OF COLLEGE STUDENT, ONE COULD WONDERS IF THE HIGH FAILURE RATES AND THE FAILURE OF THE STUDENTS ESPECIALLY IN EXAMINATIONS IS NOT A REFLECTION OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL QUALITY IN THE SCHOOLS. THE INEFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHERS IN CLASSROOM INTERACTION WITH THE STUDENTS COULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OBSERVED POOR PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS AND THE WIDELY ACCLAIMED FALLEN STANDARD OF EDUCATION IN NIGERIA. HENCE, IN RECOGNITION OF THIS FACT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA IN 2004 INTRODUCED A NEW SYSTEM OF EDUCATION WITH THE AIM OF HELPING STUDENTS ACQUIRE AND DEVELOPS THE SKILL, INCREASE BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE, SELF-EMPLOYED AND AT THE SAME TIME HELP IN CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMY OF NIGERIA.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN BUSINESS EDUCATION HAS RECEIVED MUCH ATTENTION IN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. AT THE BEGINNING OF EVERY ACADEMIC YEAR ACADEMIC RESULTS ARE RELEASED AND BUSINESS EDUCATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS RAISE A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT THE POOR PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS. OFTEN TIME, ACADEMIC RESULTS SHOWS POOR MASTERY OF NUMERACY AND LITERACY OF STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION. HENCE, INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SCHOOL RELATED FACTORS THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS STATE OF AFFAIRS, THE ROLE PLAYED BY TEACHERS IN DISPENSING THEIR DUTIES AS EFFECTIVE TEACHER DO HELP IN CUSHIONING THE EFFECT OF POOR ACADEMIC STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE. HOWEVER, HOW EFFECTIVE BUSINESS EFFECT IS ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF THEIR STUDENTS OR BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDY IS NECESSARY. THEREFORE, THIS STUDY WILL CONDUCT AN INQUIRY INTO THE PERCEIVED INFLUENCE OF TEACHERS EFFECTIVENESS ON PERFORMANCE  OF BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS IN NWAFOR ORIZU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ANAMBRA STATE

 

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

THE MAJOR PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY IS TO DETERMINE THE EFFECT OF BUSINESS EDUCATION TEACHER’S EFFECTIVENESS ON BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION. SPECIFICALLY, THE STUDY SOUGHT TO:

1.TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BUSINESS EDUCATION TEACHERS CAN INFLUENCE THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF COLLEGE OF EDUCATION STUDENT.

1. To determine possible factors that can affect academic performance of business education student
2. To determine the significant relationship between teachers effectiveness in teaching business Education and the level of students’ academic performance.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

THIS STUDY IS SIGNIFICANT AS IT SEEKS TO PROVIDE BASIC INFORMATION ON THE ROLE EFFECTIVE TEACHING SKILLS OF A BUSINESS EDUCATION TEACHERS COULD PLAY IN THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS. THE STUDY WILL ALSO PROVIDE VARIOUS REASONS WHY ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENT CAN BE AFFECTED AND AT THE SAME TIME HIGHLIGHT THE VARIOUS RELATIONSHIP WHICH EXIST BETWEEN EFFECTIVE TEACHING SKILLS OF BUSINESS EDUCATION TEACHER IN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR STUDENT ON BUSINESS EDUCATION. IN THE LIGHT OF THIS STUDY, THE EXTENT OF THE IMPACT THE EFFECTIVENESS IN TEACHING SKILLS OF BUSINESSES EDUCATION TEACHER HAS ON THE BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENT. IT WILL ALSO GIVE OUTLINE REASONS WHY BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENT NEED TO IMPROVE IN THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN BUSINESS EDUCATION. THE FINDINGS OF THIS RESULT WILL ALSO ENABLE TEACHERS AND LECTURERS ALIKE TO KNOW WHY THERE IS A NEED FOR THEM TO BE EFFECTIVE IN DISPENSING THEIR DUTIES AS TEACHERS. FURTHERMORE, IT WILL SERVE A SOURCE OF REFERENCE FOR OTHER RESEARCHERS WHO WANT TO EMBARK ON RELATED RESEARCH.

 

SCOPE OF THE STUDY

THE CONTENT OF THE STUDY WAS DELIMITED TO DETERMINE INFLUENCE OF BUSINESS EDUCATION TEACHERS’ EFFECTIVENESS ON BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN ANAMBRA STATE.

Research Question

The following research questions will guide the study.

1.   WHAT LEVEL OF INFLUENCE DOES EFFECTIVE BUSINESS EDUCATION TEACHERS’ HAVE ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF COLLEGE OF EDUCATION?

1. What are possible factors that can affect academic performance of business education student?
2. What are the significant relationship between teachers’ effectiveness in teaching business education and the level of students’ performance?