Secondary School Principals’ Perception of Business Studies Teachers’ Teaching Effectiveness in Anambra State, Nigeria

Abstract

Today the developments of Nigerian educational system and students’ academic achievements have placed many demands on the effectiveness of business teachers. One of the demands is that schools should graduate students with employable skills. In this study, principals of schools rated the effectiveness of secondary school business studies teachers’ in the use of selected teaching techniques for employable graduate output. A population of 261 public secondary school principals in Anambra State was used as sample for this study. Four research questions and three null hypotheses guided the study. A structured questionnaire developed by the researchers was used to elicit responses. Means   and standard deviations were used to answer research questions while z-test was used to test the hypotheses. The study revealed that business studies teachers were ineffective in adhering to some aspects of time management; classroom management and lesson note preparation and delivery for optimal achievement of instructional goals and improved students’ academic achievements and consequently employability. It was recommended among others, that business studies teachers should endeavour to see time and class management as well as proper lesson note preparation as veritable tools for effective interaction, mastery and acquisition of requisite skills for employability especially now that  students achievements at both internal and external examinations seem to be at its lowest ebb.

Key words: Secondary school principal, Business studies, Teacher effectiveness