TEACHER-RELATED VARIABLES AND THEIR JOB PRODUCTIVITY IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

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The research examined the influence of teacher-related variables and their job productivity in selected secondary schools in Kaduna State, Nigeria The study adopts the survey research design. In this kind of research, this design is considered most appropriate here because it is a design used for collecting large and small samples from a population to examine the distribution indices and educational implications. The population of this study comprised 2567 teachers in 31 public secondary schools in the study area. Stratified random sampling techniques were adopted in selecting the schools used for the study. The sample for the study was 256 (10%) teachers randomly drawn for the study. The instrument for data collection was the researcher’s developed instrument titled Teacher-Related Variables and job productivity questionnaire (TRVJPQ) divided into three sections (A, B, and C). Section A contains items on respondents’ data, section B contains 15 items ( five each for the levels of teachers-related variables and was designed using a four-point Likert scale of Strongly Agree (SA), Agree (A), Disagree (D), Strongly Disagree (SD). While section c was made of 20 items on teachers’ job productivity. The validity was ascertained with three (3) experts in educational management educational and educational Measurement and Evaluation to assess the instrument. Corrections were appropriately effected and the final screening of the instrument was carried and the final draft was made and used for data collection of the study. The Cronbach Alpha reliability method was used to test the reliability of the instrument. And a trial test was conducted consisting of 30 respondents from other secondary schools who were not part of the final study and the coefficient of internal consistency ranged from .77 to .83. The data for this study was analysed with descriptive (mean and standard deviation) and inferential simple linear regression analysis. The findings revealed that teachers’ experience, use of instructional materials, and teachers’ personality significantly predict job productivity. It was recommended among others that the school management should provide instructional materials for teachers thus, it will enhance the teachers in the teaching and promote the academic performance of students.

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