RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEACHERS QUALIFICATION AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF GEOGRAPHY STUDENTS IN GOVERNMENT DAY SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, GWARAM, JIGAWA STATE

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between teachers qualification and academic

achievement of geography students in Government Day Senior Secondary School, Gwaram,

Jigawa State. The study raised one research objective, one research question and one research

hypothesis. Survey research design was adopted for this study. The population was 81 geography

students and was maintained as the sample size. Teachers Qualification Questionnaire (TQQ)

and Students Academic Achievement Proforma (SAAP) were used as the instruments for data

collection. The instruments were validated by experts and the reliability coefficient of 0.77 was

established using Cronbach Alpha Method with the help of SPSS. Mean and standard deviation

were used to answer the research question. Simple Linear Regression was used to test the null

hypothesis. The null hypothesis was rejected as the calculated P-value was less than the alpha

value (< 0.05). The finding revealed that there was a significant relationship between teachers

qualification and academic achievement of geography students in Government Day Senior

Secondary School, Gwaram, Jigawa State. Based on the finding, it was concluded that, there was

a significant relationship between teachers qualification and academic achievement of

geography students. The researcher recommended that, teachers qualification should be given

priority in teaching and learning of geography to enhance the academic achievement of students.