INFLUENCE OF TEACHERS QUALITY ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN EDUCATIONAL DISTRICT IV AREA OF LAGOS STATE.

The study investigated the influence of teachers’ quality on the academic performance of junior secondary school students in Educational District IV area of Lagos State. The research design for the study was a descriptive survey design. The population of this study consists of Junior Secondary School II Students in Educational District IV Area of Lagos- state. Stratified random sampling technique was used in the selection of 234 respondents, comprising (210 students and 24 teachers) for the study. The instruments used were a validated questionnaire titled: Influence of Teachers Quality on Academic Performance of Secondary School Students (ITQAPSSS) for teachers; secondly was a student questionnaire on ITQAPSSS and a Social Studies Achievement Test (SSAT). Three hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance to guide the study. Findings from the study revealed that, there is no significant influence of teachers’ educational qualification and teachers’ teaching experience on students’ academic performance. However, it wasfound that, there is a significant influence of teachers’ attitude on students’ academic performance. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that, school teachers should ensure that they attend capacity-building workshops, update their knowledge bank to 21st Century teaching techniques and avoid relying on their old teaching pedagogy in the teaching industry; Faculty of Education should ensure that they produce teachers of high calibers, and quality who have professional identity, pride, and understanding Information Communication Technology (ICT) tools.