AUTOCRATIC TEACHING STYLE OF THE TEACHER AND THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF THE STUDENT IN IKONO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

This study examined the influence of autocratic teaching style of the teacher on the academic performance of students in Ikono Local Government Area. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. A sample size of 120 students was selected from a population of 3,132 senior secondary two (S.S.2) Biology students from the eight public secondary schools in Ikono Local Government Area using simple random sampling technique. Teachers’ Autocratic Teaching Style Questionnaire (TATSQ) and Biology Performance Test (BPT), developed by the researcher was used to collect data for the study. The instrument was content and face validated and a reliability coefficient of .88 was obtained for the instrument using Kuder-Richardson formula- 20(KR-20). Mean, standard deviation and Pearson Product Moment Correlation were used to answer the research questions while independent t-test and Pearson Product Moment Correlation were used to test the hypotheses at .05 level of significance. The findings revealed that there is a significant relationship between autocratic teaching style of teachers and academic performance of students and there is no significant difference in male and female students’ academic performance based on teachers’ teaching style. Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that autocratic teaching style of teachers influences the academic performance of student in Ikono Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. It was recommended among others that, Seminars and workshop should be organized regularly by ministries of education for teachers on how to effectively use teaching styles that can help enhance students’ academic performance in Biology.