IMPACT OF TEACHER –STUDENTS RELATIONSHIP ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENT IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE SUBJECT ( A CASE STUDY OF SOME SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOL, IN MAIDUGURI METROPOLIS, BORNO STATE)
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine Impact of Teacher-Students Relationship on Academic Performance of Students (A Case Study of Some Selected Senior Secondary Schools in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council Area of Borno State). Four (4) research questions and objectives were used to direct the study which include; identifying the components of the teacher-student relationship that are essential to the teaching and learning profession in some selected senior secondary schools in Maiduguri Metropolis, Borno State; determining the contribution of teacher-student relationships to academic performance in some selected senior secondary schools in Maiduguri Metropolis, Borno State; assessing the challenges encountered by students who miss the teacher-student’s relationship in some selected senior secondary schools in Maiduguri Metropolis, Borno State and establishing possible measures which could be used to enhance the teacher-student relationship in some selected senior secondary schools in Maiduguri Metropolis, Borno State. The sample population was one- hundred (100) respondents from the selected scope of the study. The instrument used in collecting the data was questionnaire; a structured and validated rating scale designed in six (6) sections was the main instrument for the collection of data. The collected data were analyzed and presented in tabular form using various acts of teacher-student relationship in tertiary institutions. The statistical tool used in analyzing the data was Mean, and Standard Deviation. Based on the findings of the study, it revealed that the components of the teacher-students relationship are essential to the teaching and learning profession influences the academic performance of the students in senior secondary school in Agricultural Science Subject. The findings indicated that some of the major contributions which lead to teacher-students relationships has an impact and it influences the academic performance of the students in senior secondary school in Agricultural Science Subject. It was therefore, recommended that supportive interactions between teacher and students are important to students’ academic performance in general. Teachers, students, policy makers, parents, caregivers and school managers should try their best to establish supportive relationships in the learning contexts to enhance academic performance in public secondary schools; policy makers should work hard to establish ways in educational settings to offer teachers the clearest information on how to establish and develop professional relationships with students in the school and efforts should be made by the teachers and caregivers to instil the value and understanding of teacher- students’ relationships for enhanced students’ academic performance
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