IMPACT OF TEACHERS’ CAPACITY BUILDING ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OGUN STATE

Abstract

Poor academic performance of students in secondary school has been attributed to so many factors among which is lack of capacity on the part of   teachers.  This study investigated the relationship between capacity building for teachers and students’ academic performance in Senior Public Secondary Schools in Ogun state. Four research questions were raised to guide the study and three null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted descriptive and a correlational research design. The sample for the study consisted of 250 teachers purposively drawn from a population of 2500 Public Senior Secondary School teachers who have attended the capacity building programme. Teachers’ Capacity Building Questionnaire (TCBQ) and test instruments were the two research instruments used to elicit information from the respondents. The major findings of the study showed a strong positive correlation between teachers’ capacity building on curriculum development and students’ academic performance; teachers’ capacity building on information and communication technology (ICT) and students’ academic performance and teachers’ capacity building in students’ assessment has a strong positive relationship with the students’ academic performance. The study concluded that teachers’ capacity building in curriculum development, information and communication technology and teachers’ capacity building on students’ assessment will enhance teachers’ competencies in teaching which will in turn improve   students’ achievement in learning in public secondary schools in Ogun state. The paper recommended that there should be capacity building for teachers on curriculum development, students’ assessments module and on use of information and communication technology (ICT).