INFLUENCE OF STAFF DEVELOPMENT ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN AGBANI EDUCATION ZONE OF ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study investigated the influence of teacher training on the academic performance of secondary school students in Agbani Education Zone of Enugu State, Nigeria. Three research questions guided this study. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised 42,969 students from the 45 secondary schools in Agbani Education Zone of Enugu State, Nigeria. A sample of 396 students was used for the study. A 15-item structured questionnaire developed by the researcher titled "Influence of Teacher Training on the Academic Performance of Students Questionnaire (ITTAPSQ)", was used for data collection. Descriptive statistic of mean was used to answer the research questions while Pearson correlation coefficient was used to measure the reliability coefficient at 0.82 indicating a high reliability of the Instrument for the study. The findings indicated that teacher training  has significant influence on students academic performance of secondary schools in Agbani Education Zone of Enugu State, Nigeria. It was recommended among all that government of Nigeria, policy makers, education reformers and schools administrators should sponsor workshops and training to ensure that teachers are provided with adequate training programmes for effective teaching and learning.