Title:
EFFECT OF STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO ON SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS' ACHIEVEMENT IN ECONOMICS

Authors:
Oleabhiele, Eric Oziegbe

Volume:1 Issue: 3

Abstract:
This study examines the effect of student-teacher ratio on the academic achievement of public secondary school students in economics in Jos Metropolis, Plateau State. The study adopted an experimental research design with intact class arrangement. The study population comprised of all public secondary schools in the study area. A sample size of eighty (80) SSII Students were used for the study comprised 40 students for the experimental group and 40 for the control group The instrument used for the collection of data was titled "Students' Economics Achievement Test (SEAT). The instrument was validated using a test blue print and its reliability was measured using the Kuder Richardson (K-R20) method of reliability which yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.92. The mean score and standard deviation was used to answer the research questions while the hypotheses were tested using the t-test statistic at 0.05 level of significance. The result showed a significance difference in the pretest and post test mean score achievement of students in the control group and those in the Experimental group, while the pretest and post test mean score achievement of students in the Experimental group do not differ significantly despite the treatment as the H0 was retained. The study concludes that students in classes with high student-teacher ratio record low academic achievement, and recommends strict observance of ideal student-teacher ratio in secondary schools.

Citation:

[Oziegbe, Oleabhiele Eric. "EFFECT OF STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO ON SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS' ACHIEVEMENT IN ECONOMICS." IJAH April 1.3 (2017): 225-36.]