Effects of School Location and Teachers' Quality on Students Performance in Business Studies Examination in Public Secondary Schools in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State

Autor/in	Akpomudjere, Ovwiroro
Titel	Effects of School Location and Teachers' Quality on Students Performance in Business Studies Examination in Public Secondary Schools in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State
Quelle	In: Higher Education Studies, 10 (2020) 2, S.114-121 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1925-4741
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; School Location; Teacher Effectiveness; Academic Achievement; Business Education; Secondary School Students; Exit Examinations; Teacher Qualifications; Rural Schools; Urban Schools; Scores; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Schulgelände; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Schulleistung; Wirtschaftserziehung; Wirtschaftspädagogik; Sekundarschüler; Final examination; Abschlussprüfung; Lehrqualifikation; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Urban area; Urban areas; Stadtregion; Stadt
Abstract	The purpose of the study is to find out the effects of school location and teachers' quality on students performance in Business Studies Examination in public secondary schools in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State Nigeria. Four research questions guided the study, and the expost facto research design was used for the study. The population of the study was 2579 students that sat for Business Studies in the Basic Education Certificate Examination in public secondary schools in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State for 2016/2017 Academic Session. No sampling was done population was used as sample for the study, as well, no instrument was develop for data collection, data were collected on request from Ministry of Primary and Basic Education, Sapele Field Office. Data collected were analysed using simple frequency count and percentage for the research questions. The results show that location does not have significant effects on students' performance. Also, the findings revealed that qualification of teacher has significant effects on students' performance. Based on the findings of this study, it was concluded that school location does not have significant effects on students' performance in Business Studies examination in secondary schools in Delta State. As well, teachers' qualification has significant effects on students' performance in Business Studies examination in secondary schools in Delta State. Hence, it was recommended amongst others that Delta State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education should employ qualified teachers to teach Business Studies in secondary schools in Delta State. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Canadian Center of Science and Education. 1120 Finch Avenue West Suite 701-309, Toronto, OH M3J 3H7, Canada. Tel: 416-642-2606; Fax: 416-642-2608; e-mail: hes@ccsenet.org; Web site: http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/hes
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01