Volume 12, Issue 2, 2024

Teachers’ Transition to Higher Academic Levels and Students’ Academic Performance in Lagos State Secondary Schools, Nigeria.

Aderemi Anthonia Nwakaego , & Ibikunle Ganiyu Abiona

Abstract

This study examined teachers’ transition to higher academic levels and students’ academic performance in Lagos State Secondary Schools, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design, and a sample of 300 teachers were selected for the study using two techniques: (a simple random sampling technique and a purposive sampling technique respectively). Data was collected using the instrument tagged: “Teachers’ Transition to Higher Academic Levels Questionnaire” (TTHALQ). Both descriptive and inferential statistical tools were employed for data analysis. The simple linear regression analysis was used to test the relevant hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings showed that; Teachers transition from Bachelors’ Degree level to Master’s Degree level has significant impact on students’ academic performance; Also, Teachers transition from Masters’ Degree level to Doctorate Degree level has significant impact on students’ academic performance in Lagos State Secondary Schools. Based on the findings, the study therefore recommended that; Transited teachers should be provided with a conducive learning environment that will enable them to make positive impact on the students being taught; they should be rewarded with adequate salaries and incentives that will motivate and encourage them for higher transitions; the Government and School Managements should encourage the transited teachers by allowing them to get involved in policy making processes in schools; transited teachers should also be supported by both the Department of Basic Education and their schools by allowing them to demonstrate or exhibit their pedagogical knowledge gathered during their transition periods by organizing conferences and seminars, so as to encourage others teachers for higher transitions.

Keywords

Teachers’ Transition, Higher Academic Levels, Students’ Academic Performance, Secondary Schools, Lagos State

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