Teacher’s professionalism as a predictor of Students’ academic performance in selected Secondary schools in Yaounde, Mfoundi division

Abstract

This research is entitled “Teacher’s Professionalism as a predictor of students’ academic performance in selected secondary schools in Yaounde, Mfoundi Division’’. The problem of study is the consistent poor performance of students in secondary schools. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether Teacher’s professionalism is a predictor of students’ academic performance. The theory used in this study is Vygosky’s socio-cognitive theory development. The research design used is the descriptive survey design. The accessible population was made up of 900 students of form four and lower sixth. The sampling technique used was the simple random sampling technique and the sample size was made up of 269 students. The research tools used are questionnaire and an observation guide. The data analysis technique used was the simple linear regression with the help of SPSS. The results of the findings revealed that the study according to the hypothesis reveals that:  Hypothesis 1: Teacher’s Personality significantly predicts students’ academic performance ( r=12.219, p=.000); (p>.05).  Hypothesis 2: Teacher’s Communication skills is a predictor of Students’ Academic performance (r=2.591, p=.000); (p>.05).  Hypothesis 3: Teachers knowledge significantly predicts students’ academic performance (r=41.613, p=.000); (p<.05).  Hypothesis 4: Teacher’s Managerial Skills is a predictor Students’ academic performance (r=5.404, p=.000); (p<.05). The findings revealed that Teachers Professionalism is a predictor of students’ academic performance. Based on this findings, we recommend that, teacher’s should partake in seminars/workshops and conferences if possible to improve upon their competences.