Appraising Impact of School Quality on Instructional Effectiveness of Private Nursery and Primary School Teachers:- Akanwa, U. N.

Abstract The study investigated impact ofschool quality on istructionol ' " effectiveness of nursery and primary school teacher A random sample of 165 teachers, which comprised of 46 males and 119 ‘"■ females from 15 private nursery and primary schools in Abia State were usedfor the study. The research instrument used was a questionnaire containing 16- items. This was administered to the respondents to obtain responses on qualification of teacher, ' years of teaching experience, number ofstudents per class, and the availability and utilization of instructional materials in the teaching-learning process. Means and correlation statistics were usedfor data analysis. At the end ofanalysis, the study revealed that qualification ofteacher, years ofteaching experience, and the • 1 availability and utilization of instructional materials influences instructional effectiveness of the. teachers. Some of the recommendations made include putting an effective quality control mechanism into the recruitments and general operations of private nursery and primary school in the state and in the country at large in order to solve the problem of poor instructional effectiveness and enhance learning achievement of pupils.