RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INSTRUCTIONAL SUPERVISORY EFFECTIVENESS AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE: A STUDY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OVIA NORTH EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE

The study focused on relationship between instructional supervisory effectiveness and students’ academic performance: A study of secondary school students in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. Descriptive survey research design was used. The population of the study was all the schools’ administrators in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. The sample size of the study was fifty (50) respondents, selected through snowballing sampling technique. The research instrument was self-developed structured questionnaire by the researcher, entitled, “Relationship between Instructional Supervisory Effectiveness and Students’ Academic Performance: A Study of Secondary School Students in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State”. The research instrument was validated by the researchers’ supervisor and two experts in test and measurement, while test retest method was used to determine the reliability of the study. The research questions were analyzed through the use of frequency counts and simple percentage, while Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) was used to analyze data on the
research hypotheses. Findings of the study revealed that instructional supervisory effectiveness could positively resulted into students’ academic performance. Recommendations were made that; instructional supervisory activities
should be carried our regularly on schools, more commitment should be given to the exercise by the government and other educational providers etc.