IMPACT OF TEACHERS’ EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENTS IN NIGER STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, MINNA

Authors

  • Kolo David Kolo Niger State College of Education, Minna, Nigeria
  • Zakwoi Danjuma Iliya Niger State College of Education, Minna, Nigeria
  • Abraham Ayegba Alfa Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Nigeria
  • Sunday Ojogbane Agbo Kogi State College of Education, Ankpa, Nigeria
  • Umar Abdulkadir Niger State Polytechnic, Zungeru, Nigeria

Keywords:

Impact, Teacher, Computer Science, Performance Learning Outcomes, Teachers Qualification

Abstract

The teacher is an indispensable asset in the business of education of any community, society, and the nation. The functions of teachers span skills development, modification of behaviours, guidance of the actions and thoughts of individuals through the instrumentality of learning activities and environment. The teacher is expected to be qualified, trained and professional in the act of sharing and impacting of knowledge to learners. These attributes have come into focus through the learners’ performances and successes in different learning subjects. This paper examines the impact of teachers’ educational qualification on performance of students of computer science in Niger State College of Education, Minna (NSCOE). Data was collected through survey research design drawn on a population size of 230 respondents from the Computer Science Department, (NSCOE). However, 200 questionnaires were returned and analyzed. The research instrument was validated using the Cronbach Alpha, obtaining a value of 0.78. Five research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The null hypotheses were tested using the chi-square statistics. The paper found that, there is a significant effect of teachers’ qualification and the lack of qualified teachers on the students’ academic performance. Furthermore, relationship between teachers' educational qualification to students’ academic performance was obtained as 0.5 for Spearman correlation coefficient; which implies that teachers’ educational qualifications determine or precedes students’ academic performance. It was recommended that, the students will experience improved learning situations, outcomes and aptitudes whenever there are qualified teachers available to mentor and guide the curriculum and instructional designs.

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Published

27-09-2023

How to Cite

Kolo, K. D. ., Iliya, Z. D. ., Alfa, A. A. ., Agbo, S. O., & Abdulkadir, U. . (2023). IMPACT OF TEACHERS’ EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENTS IN NIGER STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, MINNA. MINNA INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 2(2), 8–21. Retrieved from http://journals.coeminna.edu.ng/index.php/mijost/article/view/69