CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
This project work is another contribution
to the already existing and numerous done and those still under way into the
study of the causes of low academic performance of secondary school students in
this attempt of trying to discuss the relationship between teaching methods and
the academic performance of secondary school students. The term “teaching
methods” refers to the general pedagogy and management style used for classroom
instruction. A teacher choice of teaching methods should not only be based on what
fits/suits him or her but also putting into consideration the subject area,
schools mission statement, class demography etc. academic performance on the
other hand according to the Encyclopedia Britanica (2009) academic performance
as an act or a process of display in the level of understanding a knowledge of
what has been learnt as a student especially while studying in schools.
Irrespective of the schools physical beauty or magnificence, it is of great
benefit to know to know that the student’s academic performance depends also on
the teaching methods adopted by the class teacher.
The choice of teaching methods according
to Wikipedia may also depend largely on the information that the teacher or
instructor intends to pass across to the members/students in his/her class, the
skill that is to be taught, and it may also be influenced by the attitude and
level of enthusiasm of the class/students. In the last decade, scholars has
attempted to see hour and why there has been a downward growth in the level of
performance of secondary school age with the high rate of failure displayed by
results of examinations conducted by external examinational bodies e.g Jamb,
WAEC, NECO does it mean that the methods of instruction are obsolete and needs
revisions, or is the assertion true that Nigerian students are drill? Or is it
because these students have no passion for education/learning? Or is a likely,
that the system of education in Nigeria generally does not favour this
generation of scholars. In this study an indepth analysis will be done to
analyze this menace that is eating up the educational system.
1.2 STATEMENT
OF PROBLEMS
Seeing the degree of poor performance put
on in recent years by students of the secondary school age writing either the
NECO, WAEC, NABTEB, GCE or JAMB, one is compelled to ask some series of
questions. A number of studies have been done to check the students
responsibility when they fail, revisions of the curriculum systems have also
been done but the level of the menace seems to be on the rise as the years come
and go and raising another generation of students but non or little have been
done on whether to known how much the teachers mode, means and method of
instruction can affect the students performance.
1.3 RESEARCH
QUESTIONS
The following questions were raised so as to
enable the researcher do an in-depth study of the matter.
1. What is responsible for bringing such
level of failure?
2. Does the students have a role to play
in the outcome of their performance?
3. Does the teacher really have a role to
play in the students performance outcomes?
4. Are the teaching methods effective or
obsolete?
5. Could a change in teaching method imply
a change in the students performance level?
6. What present improvement to teaching methods
are there I Nigeria and how effective are they?
1.4 PURPOSE
OF THE STUDY
This study seeks to find out the
relationship between the teachers teaching methods and its effect on the
students academic performance. The following objectives has been slated to aid
the researcher gain focus and direction.
1. To know the place of a teacher method
of instruction and its effect on the students performance.
2. To help understand the most effective
teaching method.,
3. To understand the role of both the
teacher and students on the academic performance of the students.
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE
OF THE STUDY
The significance of the study is that
when the relationship between the teaching method and the student’s academic
performance is ascertained, adequate recommendations will be made aimed at
assisting the immediate improvement on the methods of teaching the students and
its resultant effect will be on upward growth in their performance level.
1.5 SCOPE
OF THE STUDY
Findings
in this were arrived at after studying some selected schools in Ibiono Ibom
Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State
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