Influence Of Classroom Management Techniques On Secondary School Students’ Academic Performance In Abia State

ABSTRACT

This study was carried out to investigate Influence of Classroom Management Techniques on Secondary School Students’ Academic Performance in Abia State. The study was a descriptive survey design.  Three research questions and three null hypotheses guided the study.  The population of 3728 was used for the study. The sample for the study consisted of 361 teachers (165 males and 196 females). The sample was drawn using proportionate stratified random sampling techniques to select 143 teachers from Aba education zone, 100 teachers from Ohafia Education Zone and 118 teachers from Umuahia education zone. The sample was further stratified into two with a population of 150 respondents in each strata, giving a total of 300 respondents. This was determined using Taro Yamane’s formula. The researcher developed a structured questionnaire titled “Influence of Classroom Management Techniques on Students’ Academic Performance (ICMTSAP) which was used for data collection. The instrument was validated by three experts in Educational Management, Educational Measurement and Evaluation and Educational Psychology and counselling, from Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike. The data obtained through the test retest method were used to determine the internal consistency reliability of the items which yielded reliability index of 0.67. The data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions, while the t-test statistics was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that classroom discipline, classroom motivation and classroom orderliness influence students’ academic performance to a high extent. Based on the findings, it was recommended that teachers should be well educated in the area of classroom discipline, they should also be able to motivate students adequately as well as ensure that classrooms are orderly arranged which will in turn enhance students’ academic performance.