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Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies (JETERAPS) (Vol 1 No 1)
| Abstract: This study was carried out to examine teachers’ methods of teaching and academic performance of secondary school students in Biology. It was conducted in University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. The study comprised 180 Biology teachers from three Educational zones in Abia state which were randomly selected. Two research objectives and two null hypotheses were used in the study. The data was analyzed using mean and rank order statistics to answer the research questions while z-test was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The reliability co-efficient obtained using pearsons product moment correlation co-efficient was 0.70. The study found that teachers’ methods of teaching has effects (+ve & - ve) on students’ performance in Biology. In addition, it was found that teachers’ attitudes in delivery of instruction have great influence on students’ performance. It was recommended amongst others that teachers’ methods of teaching should be student friendly as this will enhance Biology students’ assimilation and performance in both internal and external examinations. |
| Keywords: teachers' quality, academic performance, methods of teaching, attitude |
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