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THE EFFECT
OF TEACHER-STUDENT RATIO ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY
SCHOOLS
ABSTRACT
This study
is an attempt to investigate the effect of teacher-student ratio on student’s
academic performance in public school of Ojo Local Government Area. The
population of the study consists of all the teachers and students in the
fifteen (15) public school of the local government area. A sample of one
hundred (100) students and twenty (20) teachers were selected for study through
the simple random sampling technique from five Public Senior Secondary
Schools. Three research questions were
raised and three hypotheses tested. The data were collected analysed using the
Chi-square method. The overall findings revealed that the teacher-student ratio
and academic performance has inverse relationship. From the finding, it is recommended that
efforts should be made to reduce teacher-student ratio in public schools.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1Background
to the Study
The benefit
of education to the nation’s development is indispensable. This education can either be formal or
informal education. The formal education
which is the main focus of this study takes place in the school. It involves the transition of knowledge by
the teacher to the student(s). In this
regard, the proper ratio of teacher to student cannot be overemphasized. According to the National Policy of
Education, the teacher student ratio should be one teacher to forty students
(1:40) in a classroom (Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2004).
Teacher-student
ratio is the number of teachers in school with respect to the number of
students who attend the school.
It has been
observed that the average number of students per classroom in public secondary
schools is about one hundred and twenty (120).
One of the causes of higher number of students in class is the rise in
student enrolment due to increase in student’s population of the society.
Also, the
government policy of free education for all and the fact that education is one
of the millennium development goal increases the population of students in
schools without corresponding increase in education facilities. By so doing, pressure is mounted on available
space and educational facilities.
In this 21st
century, every citizen in Nigeria sees education as a tool for social
welfare. This is because that through
education, one can be recognized in a society, get profitable job and create
prestige for both recipient of education and his family.
Proper
teacher-student ratio is important to enhance effective class control,
evaluation of student with ease and qualitative education.
It is worthy
to mention that education is a deliberate and conscious act and not just by
sitting down in a classroom. Having so
many people in class would make the class congested and will be very difficult
for the teacher to pass instructions to students and to check whether the
students are following his/her teaching.
Carolyn et
al (2006) on their research result on classroom management show that most
students in secondary school do not want to learn unless they are closely
monitored by the teacher even though there are differences in degree of
learning ability of each student in the classroom.
According et
al (2001) smaller teacher student ratio has a positive effect on students’
academic performance. Well endowed
schools will have more facilities as well improve the learning abilities of its
students.
1.2Statement
of the Problem
Teacher-student
ratio in public schools is affected with the difficulty of achieving
qualitative education alongside with the increase in population of
students. Increase teacher-student ratio
causes congestion in classroom and gives room for a lot of social vices.
Consequently,
students are not properly taught. This
made them to perform very badly in their examinations. Before, there are complain of high rate of
failure in senior secondary certificate examination of public schools students.
But now, most of the students engage in examinational malpractice in order to
be able to meet the minimum require five credit for tertiary institution. Also, the teachers involve in examination
malpractice in order to meet their financial needs at the expense of their
professional ethics and the image of their school. As a result, most students
are not able to defend the grades on their certificate and do below expectation
of the society from them.
It is
against this background that this study seeks to find out the effect of
teacher-students ratio on the academic performance of students in public senior
secondary school.
1.3Purpose
of the Study
The purpose
of this study is to:
i) Examine the relationship between
populated classes and student’s poor academic performance in public senior
secondary schools in Ojo Local Government Area.
ii) Find out the current teacher-student
ratio in public senior secondary schools in Ojo Local Government Area.
iii) Determine the relationship between teacher-student
ratio and students academic performance.
1.4Research
Question
i) What is the relationship between
populated classes and student’s poor academic performance in public senior
secondary schools in Ojo Local Government Area?
ii) What is the current teacher-student ratio
in public senior secondary schools in Ojo Local Government Area?
iii) Is there any relationship between
teacher-student ratio and student academic performance?
1.5Research
Hypothesis
i) There is no significant differences
between populated classes and students’ poor academic performance.
ii) There is no significant relationship
between current teacher-student ratio and required or stipulated
teacher-student ratio.
iii) There is no significant differences
between teacher-student ratio and student academic performance.
1.6Significance
of the Study
This study
will be of great importance to help education policy makers to know the causes
of high teacher-student ratio and how to make provision for it
It will also
enlighten the government on the importance of getting adequate statistical data
at regular interval of students’ population in schools in order to provide
adequate facilities for them.
Furthermore
to the student, it will help in making learning activities easier and improve
their general academic performance.
Above all,
this study will enhance economic development of the Nigeria society.
1.7Scope of
the Study
This study
is limited to the effect of teacher-student ratio on academic performance with
emphasis on teachers and students in senior secondary schools in Ojo Local
Government Area, Lagos State.
1.8Limitation
of the Study
The
limitation of the study are financial limitation, access to the principals of
the schools, ability to get appropriate data from the schools.
1.9Operational
Definition of Terms
Teacher-Student
Ratio: It is the total number of
students handled by a teacher in a classroom.
Teacher:
This is a person who passes knowledge, skill, attitude, value, etc to
learner(s)/student(s).
Student: This is a person who is being taught by the
teacher.
Academic
Performance: This is the students’ achievement- score in tests and examination
they are given.
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