THE EFFECTS OF TEACHERS' COMMUNICATION SKILLS ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

THE EFFECTS OF TEACHERS' COMMUNICATION SKILLS ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IJEBU-ODE TOWNSHIP

Abstract

The study investigated the perception of teachers and students on the relationship between teachers communication skills and students’ performance. It adopted a descriptive design and administered 250 questionnaires on 80 teachers and 170 students. The information collected were analysed using descriptive statistics and hypotheses were tested at 0.05 levels of significance using the chi square and the t-test statistical tools.The study found out that Hereditary, Mannerisms, Accents and Purpose of information are important determinants of a teachers communication skills.

Noise in the classroom could emanate from Students argument, Teachers method, Management Style, Internal Disturbance. It was also found out that Teachers Method, Management Style, Class Control by teacher and Concentration on the lesson could help minimize noise in the classroom. At 0.05 levels of significance chi-square test revealed that table values for communication skills and students achievement are 15.507 and 16.918 respectively which is less than the calculated values of 79.4 and 64.3 respectively which are significant at 0.000. implying that we reject null hypothesis and accept the alternate that there is a significant relationship between communication skills and students academic performance. The t-test value = -15.268 table value = 1.96 shows that mean difference -1.47000 is significant at 0.000 levels at degree of freedom of 248. Therefore we posit that there is significant difference in the perception of student and teachers on the relationship between communication skills and students academic performance. It was recommended that steps should be taken to improve teachers communication skills.

Department:  Education

Format: MS Word

Chapters: 1 - 5, Abstract, References, Questionnaires
Delivery: Email

Number of Pages: 59 

Price: 3000 NGN

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