QUALITY ASSURANCE AND TEACHERS PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL IN KOGI STATE

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to assess the influence of Quality Assurance on Teachers’ Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State. The study was guided by two research questions and two hypotheses. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study constitutes 13 principals and 467 teachers in all the public secondary schools. The principals and teachers were sampled with the use of simple random sampling technique. A total of 184 principals and teachers were drawn from the selected schools, that is, 10 principal and 174 teachers. A questionnaire was used to collect the data, validated by experts in measurement and evaluaion. The reliability for the instrument was established through test retest method and 0.75 was obtained. Findings revealed that supervision of teachers helps with the development of work plans, lesson plans and ensures effective delivery of the lessons. It was also found that a teacher with the right qualification displays knowledge and clear understanding of topics which helps the teacher to present the topic in the simplest form for better understanding and consequently arousing students’ interest in learning. The study concluded that instructional supervision and qualification play significant role in the teaching/learning process and also improves teachers’ performance. The study recommended amongst others that internal and external supervision should be carried out frequently because it has positive influence on teachers’ performance.