TEACHERS’ DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES AS CORRELATES OF TEACHERS’ EFFECTIVENESS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATE

Abstract

The study determined teachers’ demographic variables as correlates of teachers’ effectiveness in public secondary schools in Anambra State. Two research questions guided the study and two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study was a correlational research design. The population of the study consists of 5,147 teachers in 263 public secondary schools in the six Education Zones in Anambra State. The sample of 258 teachers was used for the study. Proportional stratified and simple random sampling techniques were used to draw the sample. The researcher-structured instruments titled “Teachers’ Demographic Variables Scale (TDVS) and Teachers’ Effectiveness Questionnaire (TEQ)” were used for the study. The instrument was subjected to face validation by three experts. The reliability of the instrument was done using Cronbach Alpha statistical tool and the coefficient was established at 0.87 for TEQ which was considered highly reliable and adequate for the study. Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to answer research questions and test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings of the study showed that teachers’ qualification and experience has a positive and significant relationship with teachers’ effectiveness in public secondary schools in Anambra State. The study concluded that teachers’ characteristics such as qualification and experience contribute to a high level of teachers’ effectiveness which eventually impact positively on educational attainment of students in public secondary schools in Anambra State. Based on the findings, the study recommended that the Post Primary School Service Commission should employ both experienced and inexperienced teachers since on-the-job experience is most important and positively contribute to teachers’ effectiveness in public secondary schools in Anambra State.