Teachersa Qualification And Subject Mastery As Predictors Of Achievement In English Language In Ibarapapa Division Of Oyo State

Abstract

The study investigated the extent to which teachers 'qualification and subject mastery could predict students' achievement in English language among senior secondary students in Ibarapa Division of Oyo state. The study adopted a descriptive research design of survey type to provide answers to four research questions. The study covered twenty (20) senior secondary schools randomly sampled. In each of the schools, a total number of fifty (50) senior secondary II students were selected to participate in the study making a total of one thousand (1000) S.S.II students in all. All the S.S. II English language teachers in the selected schools also participated in the study. Subject Mastery(r=.74) Questionnaire and English Language Achievement Test(r=.72) were used in data collection. Data collected were analyzed using frequency counts and simple percentage. Multiple regression analysis was also used for data analysis. All research questions were answered at 0.05 level of significance The findings of this study showed that :Teachers' teaching qualification has a significant relative contribution to students' academic achievement in English language.