EFFECT OF TEACHERS’ TRAINING ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AT SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Abstract

The study entitled, “Effect of Teachers’ Training on Students’ Academic Performance at Secondary Schools”. Research objectives of the study were; to investigate the effect of teachers’ training on teachers’ competencies, to examine the effect of teachers’ training on students’ academic performance at secondary schools. The study was survey and descriptive in nature. The quantitative as well as qualitative (QUAN-qual) method was adopted. The explanatory sequential approach was used. The questionnaire as a quantitative and an interview protocol was used as a qualitative research tool. Population of study comprised; school managers, secondary school teachers and students of EMO public sector secondary schools managed by Sukkur IBA University in Sukkur region. The stratified sampling was adopted. The sample of study consisted; four (04) school managers, 32 secondary school teachers and 240 secondary school students of EMO schools managed by Sukkur IBA University at Sukkur region. Findings of study were; 81% (43%+38%) of school managers and teachers agreed that teachers attend professional trainings, 12% (10%+2%) of school managers and teachers were disagreed whereas 7% of school managers and teachers were undecided. Mean score 4.04 and SD 0.766 supported. Further, 79% (45%+34%) of school managers, teachers and students agreed that students’ academic performance is good, 8% (6%+2%) of school managers, teachers and students were disagreed, whereas 13% of school managers, teachers and students were unsure. Mean score 4.26 and SD 0.898 supported. The study concluded that teachers’ training has significant effect on teachers’ competencies as well as it influences students’ academic performance. The study recommended that the secondary school teachers need to attend professional training programs routinely to enhance their teaching approaches and effective teaching in the classroom for the improvement of students’ academic performance.