Teaching experience

The study was carried out to assess the influence of qualification and experience of Mathematics teachers on the academic performance of Senior Secondary School students in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. Three (3) research questions and three (3) hypotheses were raised for the study and the descriptive survey research design was adopted. A review of some related literature was carried out. A total of fourteen (14) secondary school Mathematics teachers in Oredo Local Government Area constituted the population study sample. The instrument used for gathering data from the selected sample was a proforma; the data collected were analyzed using statistics in form of Pearson correlation coefficient. The study revealed that; There is significant relationship between teachers’ qualification and students’ academic performance in Mathematics in Senior Secondary Schools in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. There is significant relationship between teachers’ years of teaching experience and students’ academic performance in Mathematics in Senior Secondary Schools in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. There is significant interaction influence of teachers’ qualification and years of teaching experience on students’ academic performance in Mathematics in Senior Secondary Schools in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. Based on the findings, recommendations were made; for the professional growth of teachers, conferences, seminars, workshops, pre and in-service training programmes should be given adequate attention by the Ministry of Education, State and Federal Government. All non- professional and unqualified teachers should be encouraged to pursue their post graduate studies such as Post Graduate Diploma in Education, Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Mathematics. This will help to improve teachers’ quality of teaching and consequently improve the performance of students and ultimately, the quality of teacher education in Nigeria.

This study examines whether years of teaching experience and teacher’s qualification influence the performance of students in Computer Science. Specifically, this study examines the influence of qualification and experience of computer teachers on the academic achievement of secondary school students in external examination. Four research questions were raised and research question 2 and 4 were hypothesized. The population of this study was made up of 10 Senior Secondary Schools in Ovia North East Local Government Area in Edo State. Samples of 100 teachers were drawn from the population through the process of simple random sampling technique, made up of 10 Secondary Schools in Ovia North East Local Government Area in Edo State. A questionnaire was the instrument use for data collection. 20 questionnaires were administered and returned. The teachers' responses were analyzed through content analysis using mean and standard deviation; t-test was used to analyze the hypothesis. The findings of the study revealed that: the qualification level of teachers teaching computer science in senior secondary schools in Ovia North East Local Government Area in Edo State is above average; the experience level of teachers teaching computer science in senior secondary schools in Ovia North East Local Government Area in Edo State is above average also; teaching experience and qualification influence students' academic achievement in Computer as measured by the response of the teachers to the questionnaire provided and as perceived by the respondents. Therefore, the study recommends that school districts should be careful about implementing policies that limit the number of years of experience for which a district will give credit, especially at the secondary school level. Also, Government should employ more qualified teachers into the system and with time they gain experience base on the years they have spent teaching and in turn transfer this experience into teaching