TEACHERS QUALIFICATION AND ITS INFLUENCE ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN BASIC TECHNOLOGY IN EDO STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study examined the influence of teachers’ Qualification on students’ academic performance in Basic Technology in Edo State. The Co relational research design was adopted for this work. The population of the study consisted of 37 teachers, drawn from junior secondary school in Edo State. The sample size was 37 teachers were selected for this study through simple random sampling technique.  The instrument for data collection was “Basic Technology Teachers and Environmental Factors Questionnaire (BTTEFQ)”.  The teachers were required to tick the appropriate responses applicable to them and answer questions like: sex of the teacher. One of findings of study reveals that teachers’ qualification does influence academic performance of students in Basic Technology in Edo State.. From the results of the study, researcher recommends that government should provide and equip science laboratories and workshops in all secondary schools.