Teacher Qualification, Teaching Experience and School Location Are they Determinants of Students Achievement in Basic Science in Junior Secondary Schools?

Abstract

The study examined the relationship between teacher qualification, teacher's years of experience and school location on the academic achievement of students in basic science. The study adopted an ex-post facto design. A total of 397 students and 50 teachers where used as active participant. Teacher's qualification inventory scale (TQIS) and the results of Junior Certificate Examination (JCE) of the students for 2007, 2008, and 2009 were used as instruments for the study. Three research questions and a corresponding three hypotheses were raised to guide the study. The data collected were analyzed using the Chi-square(x) while the research questions were answered using the descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation). The result showed that teachers' factors (teacher's qualification and years of teaching experience) have significant relationship with students achievement. However, school location was not a determent of  the students achievement.