ABSTRACT
The study examined the Teacher Classroom Management
and Student’s Academic Performance in Business Studies in Irepodun L.G.A, Kwara
Stat. Two hundred
respondents were randomly chosen for the study. A self-reporting questionnaire
was used for data collection and the result of the study revealed some factors
that influencing classroom management of business studies teacher among these
are classroom discipline, classroom students’ reinforcement, teachers’ pedagogical attitude,
teacher’s class control. The questionnaire were used to elicit the information based on this
study, the data collected were analyzed using frequency counts and percentages
for the demographic information of respondents while Chi-square was used to
test postulated hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level. The findings of the study
revealed that:
i.
There is significant influence of classroom
discipline on academic performance of business studies students in Irepodun LGA
Kwara State with chi- square value of
241.04 is greater than the critical value of
21.03 at 0.05 level of
significance
ii.
There is significant
influence of teachers’ pedagogical attitude on academic performance of business
studies students in Irepodun LGA Kwara State with calculated chi-square value
of 212.02 is greater than the critical value of 21.03 at 0.05 level of significance
iii.
There is significant
influence of students’
reinforcement on academic performance of
business studies students in Irepodun LGA Kwara State by the calculated chi- square value of 98.12
is greater than the critical value of 21.03
at 0.05 level of significance
iv.
Teacher’s class control
significantly influence academic performance of business studies students in
Irepodun LGA Kwara State with calculated chi- square value of 131.01 is greater
than the critical value of 21.03 at 0.05 level of significance
Based on
the findings of this research, classroom discipline, students’ reinforcement among
others have significant effects on academic performance of business studies
students among the selected junior secondary schools in Irepodun LGA Kwara
State. The study therefore recommends business studies teachers should ensure
positive learning environment. And they must maintain good time and ensure the
classroom is properly arranged for effective learning as to encourage students
to learn effectively for the improvement in teaching and learning.
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Title Page i
Certification ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgments iv
List of Tables vii
Abstract viii
Table of Contents ix
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction 1
Background
to the Study 1
Statement
of the Problem 4
Purpose of the Study 4
Research
Questions 5
Research
Hypotheses 5
Significance
of the Study 6
Scope of the Study 7
Operational Definition of Terms
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Concept of Classroom Management
Classroom Management in
Teaching and Learning Business Studies
Concept of Student Academic
Performance
Theoretical framework
Classroom Discipline and Students’
Academic Performance
Students’ Reinforcement and Students’
Academic Performance
Teacher Pedagogical Attitude in
Teaching Business Studies
Teacher Class Control and Students’ Academic
Performance
Factors Hindering
Teacher’s Classroom Management in Business Studies
Possible Solution
for Teacher’s
Classroom Management in Teaching and Learning Business Studies
Appraisal
of Literature Review
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research Design 31
Population, Sample and Sampling
Techniques
Instrumentation 32
Procedure for Data Collection 33
Method of Data Analysis 33
CHAPTER
FOUR: DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF RESULTS
Demographic
Data 34
Operational Hypotheses 36
Discussion of Findings 39
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Summary 41
Conclusion 41
Recommendations 42
References 43
Appendix 45
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Demographic
Variable of the respondents
Table 2: revealed that
there is significant influence of classroom discipline on academic performance
of business studies students in Irepodun LGA Kwara State
Table 3: revealed that there is significant influence
of teachers’ pedagogical attitude on academic performance of business studies
students in Irepodun LGA Kwara State
Table 4: indicated that there
is significant influence of students’ reinforcement on academic performance of
business studies students in Irepodun LGA Kwara State
Table 5: indicated that, Teacher’s class
control significantly influence academic performance of business studies
students in Irepodun LGA Kwara State
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
Education in Nigeria has become a
gigantic industry that has been recognized not only as a tool for nation
building but also as a source from which individual Nigerians can realize their
goals and aspirations. The vision of every society in modern times is that
education be used as a tool for social change. In other words, if a country
desires to bring about a new philosophy, a new orientation, a new social order
or a new thinking pattern, the vehicle for such a change is education. To
effect a desired change such a country must undertake modification of its
curriculum as a first step, followed by classroom instruction, which is derived
from the affected curriculum and implemented by the teacher in the classroom.
Classroom management
according to Akubue (2001) is the process of creating favourable conditions to
facilitate instructions as well as that of regulating social behaviour of
students. He viewed classroom management and organization as a function of
proper knowledge, dedication, skill and training for which they are called. The
behaviours and the reaction of students are much related to the degree of
teacher’s proper management of the
classroom. Teachers in the classroom are by the nature of their profession,
managers of classroom activities. The class teacher’s job unlike that of other
professionals is concerned with maintaining order, allocating resources,
regulating the sequence of events and directing his own attention towards
achieving the educational goals.
Classroom management
plays an important role in the teaching/learning process. It is a veritable
tool in the process of passing instructions from the teacher to the students.
The success of any educational system is a function of the effectiveness of
classroom management. Classroom teachers are managers and so ought to be in
control from the beginning of the lesson to the end so as to ensure that the
students benefit from the interactive business that transpires in the classroom
situation. This, to a greater extent would enhance smooth coordination and
responses on the part of both the teacher and the learner. Today, classroom
management according to Akpakwu (2003) is the most neglected area in our
secondary schools, and the success or failure of any teaching/learning process
depends to a large extent on the way classrooms are managed. Failure to
effectively manage the classroom can have an overall negative influence on the
entire school most especially in terms of sound academic performance of the
school. When educators talk about classroom management, one of the first things
that come to mind is maintenance of discipline, others are control, motivation,
teaching methods, leadership style, use of instructional materials and
communication.
Ada (2004) sees classroom
discipline as a function of the interaction between teacher and students that
brings about self-control and respect for authority. It entails creating and
keeping rules based on reciprocal understanding and tolerance, and requires
establishing limits that must not be transgressed. Students’ reinforcement is
another management variable that according to Fadipe (2000) is the process of
influencing or stimulating a student to take action that will accomplish
desired goals. A teacher can reward the learners in order to increase the
probability of reporting the desired behaviour. Good and appropriate teaching
methods are important aspects of classroom management. Diane and Farrand (2000)
explained that teachers do not necessarily modify their teaching strategies or
methods when placed in a class to manage. They further said that teachers need
to be trained in order to effectively apply a wide range of instructional
methods that can cater for various forms of differences that exist in the
class.
Recent happenings and
occurrences at the level of secondary schools and even other levels of
education leave many scholars in panic today and zone B senatorial District is
not left out. The teacher finds himself in a class filled with students who are
disposed to violence, not only to their fellow students but the teacher also. In
a bid to control this tendency towards violence, indiscipline, and noise
making, careful management of the classroom is therefore important.
Secondary School
students’ academic performance according to Fadipe (2000) takes into cognizance
both quality and quantity of the internal and external results achieved. It
implies that it is not just the number of graduates of the system that matters
but how relevant and competent the graduates are in meeting the societal needs
and aspirations. It is on the basis of the above that the researcher is worried
and decided to carry out this research to find out, the influence of classroom
management on students’ academic performance in Irepodun LGA, Kwara State.
Statement of the Problem
It is regrettable to
observe that classroom management which is the most important ingredient of
good teaching seem to be greatly neglected in secondary schools especially the
public schools in zone B senatorial District of Benue State. The managerial
demands on the classroom teacher are by no means light. The keeping of records
and reports, requisition of self-effort and provision of supplies and equipment
as well as the necessary routines of classroom management, take much of the
teachers’ time. The teacher sometimes gets trained in different cultural
backgrounds and later finds himself faced with students from varied cultural
and socio economic backgrounds, different adjustment capabilities and social
interaction abilities.
The problems today
include inequality of opportunity in the classroom, improper upliftment of
rights of students, improper school rules and inconsistency of the classroom
teacher, and poor level of preparedness on the part of the teacher to
adequately pass on instructions and so on. Today, the situation in our secondary
schools seem worse, if one walks into any of these schools during lesson
periods, many classes if not all, may not be organized, there may be no form of
discipline in these classrooms, no form of motivation for these students to
learn, no teacher to monitor and control the activities of the students in the
classes to mention but a few which negate effective classroom management.
Against this background, the major problem of this study is to determine the
influence of classroom management on students’ academic performance in in
Irepodun LGA, Kwara State.
Research Questions
The following research questions were
generated to guide the study;
i.
What
is the influence of classroom discipline on academic performance of business
studies students in Irepodun LGA, Kwara State?
ii.
What
influence does students’ reinforcement have on academic performance of business
studies students in Irepodun LGA, Kwara State?
iii.
Does
teachers’ pedagogical attitude
influence academic performance of business studies students in Irepodun LGA, Kwara
State?
iv.
Will
teacher’s class control have any influence on academic performance of business
studies students in Irepodun LGA, Kwara State?
Research hypotheses
The following hypotheses were
formulated to guide the study and tested at 0.05level of significance
H01 there is no significant influence of classroom discipline on academic performance of business studies students in Irepodun LGA Kwara State
H02 there is no significant influence of students’ reinforcement on academic performance of business studies students in
Irepodun LGA Kwara State
H03 there is no significant influence of teachers’ pedagogical attitude on academic performance
of business studies students in Irepodun LGA Kwara
State
H04 Teacher’s class control does not significant influence academic
performance of business studies students in Irepodun LGA
Kwara State
Purpose of the Study
The main purpose of this study is
investigating the Teacher Classroom Management and Student’s Academic
Performance in Business Studies in Irepodun LGA Kwara State. Specifically, the
purpose of the study is to:
i.
find
out whether classroom discipline will have
influence on academic performance of business studies students in
Irepodun LGA, Kwara State
ii.
determine
whether students’ reinforcement will be able to influence on academic
performance of business studies students in Irepodun LGA, Kwara State
iii.
examine
whether teachers’ pedagogical attitude
will be the influence on academic performance of business studies
students in Irepodun LGA, Kwara State
iv.
investigate whether teacher’s class control will be the influence on academic
performance of business studies students in Irepodun LGA, Kwara State
Significance of the
study
The study will be significant in the sense that teachers at
secondary level of education need to be properly motivated and encouraged in
order to enhance performance and effectiveness. The reason is that it is at
this level that student’s academic performance determines their career
afterwards.
The finding of this research work will be significant to
students, teachers, NUT, policy makers and government at large.
It will help students to enjoy proper
classroom arrangement for effective teaching and learning.
Teachers to able to increase the
ability of controlling and proper arrangement of classroom of teaching and
learning
It will enable the educationists and
the government to be aware of the level of motivation being made available to
teachers.
The study will provides information
for policy makers and serves as guide to improve on specific areas of need that
could enhance teacher’s performance in their job performance.
The findings will assist the
professional bodies specially the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and the like
on how to go about improving lots of its members.
Scope of the Study
This study presents the findings of
the Teacher Classroom Management and Student’s Academic Performance in Business
Studies in Irepodun LGA Kwara State. This study was carried out in Irepodun Local
Government Area in Kwara State, Nigeria.
The study is covers the influence of
teachers classroom management and ways to improve the efficiency and
effectiveness of teaching and learing business studies among the junior secondary
schools in Irepodun Local Government Area, Kwara State.
Operational Definition of Terms
Although
there are various definition and meaning which can be given to each of the
terms, the researcher has limited the understanding of some important terms used
hereby defined them the content of this study.
Classroom: refers to a place where interaction between the teacher the
teachers and students are taken
place for the purpose of learning.
Control: Is to direct, supervise and coordinate a set of people or situation in order to gain or achieve a desire goal.
Teacher: This is refers to the facilitator of teaching and learning or a person who delivers subject matter to the
learners.
Class Size: This is the population of the students available in a
classroom setting.
Facilities: It is
the materials available for the teaching and learning of business studies in a given class or
school.
Discipline: Orderly or good
conduct and action which result from raining in a system of rules for the
conduct and respect for accepted rules and regulations of the school.
Student: A person undergoing
a course of study and instruction at a secondary school.
Management: These is the
process of designing and maintaining a conducive atmosphere for members
of an organization who is working together towards the realization of set
objective as planning, organizing, staffing, heading and controlling in order
to reach the end as utilizing the physical and human resources through
co-operative effort.
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