PERCEPTION OF BUSINESS STUDIES TEACHERS ON THE INFLUENCE OF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF BUSINESS STUDIES STUDENTS IN YOLA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ADAMAWA STATE

This study dwelled on the “Perception of Business Studies Teachers on the Influence of Educational Resources on Academic Performance of Business Studies Students in Yola South Local Government Area of Adamawa State”, it covered junior secondary schools in Yola South local Government area using descriptive survey design. The population of the study was 24 business studies teachers from Ten (10) selected public junior secondary schools and the entire population was taken as a sample. Four research questions were raised, a structured questionnaire of 20 items was used and Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The questionnaires were validated by three (3) experts in the Department of Vocational Education at Modibbo Adama University, Yola. The findings of the study among others revealed that Provision of teaching resources influences the academic performance of business education students in Yola South Local Government Area and that Teachers’ characteristics influence the performance of business studies students in Yola South Local Government Area, on the basis of the findings it was recommended that Government and school managers shall improve the provision of teaching facilities in schools to further improve students’ performance and that Teachers should work towards improving their personal competencies in the teaching learning process for the purposes of students improve performance; Government should also provide motivational incentive for Principals so that they can specifically pay more attention to school supervision.