ABSTRACT
This research work is designed to find out the role of supervision in promoting efficiency in teaching and instruction in primary school in Egor Local Government Area in Edo State. The method used in the collection of data was questionnaire. The findings revealed that supervision helps in promoting/promotion of teaching of the student. It also aids in the area of the school curriculum. Recommendations were also made which include that teachers should always come early to school to supervise the pupils in the morning while making the school environment headmaster/mistresses should go round and see each of the teacher with pupils while performing their morning duties. This study stated that external supervisors should not inspect teachers only but the whole school environment. Parent were also advice to hold meeting with the teachers discussing the likely problem confronting their children’s in the school.
TABLE OF CONTENT
-CHAPTER ONE
Introduction
Statement of problems
Purpose of study
Significance of the study
Limitation
Scope of the study
Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO
Literature review
CHAPTER THREE
Research design
Population
Description of sample selection
Research instrument
Pilot study
Validation of instrument
Administration of instrument
Method of data analysis
Interview with students
Chapter Four
Data Presentation and Analysis
CHAPTER FIVE
Summary
Recommendations
Conclusion
REFERENCES
QUESTIONNAIRE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Supervision right from time immemorial has to improve the activities of teaching and learning in primary schools, during the colonial era, supervision provide the basis for high performance for primary schools which was accredited to regular and meaningful supervision in primary schools by inspectors. Primary schools being the foundation of learning and instruction is in dire need of supervision throughout the school year, no wonder people are saying of poor academic performance of people nowadays the poor academic performance may be attributed to lack of effective supervision of primary school. Supervision should be intensified in primary school because the pupils are I the formative years. Today a larger number of primary school teachers are experienced and professional teaching jobs, they are not on the teaching job, but do not perform up to expectation even though they posses higher teaching qualifications these marked informative for regular supervision so as to put them right not to make mistake in discharging their duties of teaching the young ones and laying solid foundation for future higher learning. The new policy that the minimum learning qualification in primary schools. The Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) is a new development, hence most teachers in primary schools have obtained the Nigeria certificate in education (NCE) by now, but never perform to expectation in primary school teaching only few of the primary school teachers still hold the teacher grade II certificate in an attempt to promote efficiency in teaching and instruction in primary schools, so as to improve on the academic performance of the primary school pupils. It is also envisaged that if supervision is intensified in primary schools, teachers will have up to expectation in discharging their duties to the society (curricular activities).