The Relationship Between The Performance Of Students In The Teachers Grade II Certificate In English And Use Of English At The University Of Maiduguri

Abstract

This is a study of relationship between the performance of 34 students in use of English and their performance in the Teachers Grade II certificate Examination. The subjects were selected from a total of 43 year. II of Diploma in primary school supervision in the department of Continuing Education and extension services of university of Maiduguri. Pearson product moment correlation coefficient was used to analyse the data. The result was converted to t for the test significance. A t-test was used to compare the performance of the students in the use of English a long year of experience. The result shows that there is no significant correlation between the students performance in the use of English and their performance in the Teachers Grade II certificate in English (r=0.098 t=.557 at p<.05). there was also no significant difference between the performance of those with 10 years and below and those with more than 10 years teaching experience<.05 (t=.74). The results were discussed and implications for further study indicated.

Keywords: Relationship, Performance, Students, Teacher Grade II Certificate, English