Teachers Quality and Students Achievement in Private Secondary Schools in Borama District, Somali Land

ABSTRACT 

The study was about Teachers’ quality and students’ achievement in selected private secondary schools in Borama District Somaliland. It was guided by five objectives:- determining the profile of the respondents as in gender, age, qualification and experience; the extent of teacher quality in terms of lesson preparation, lesson delivery and teaching lesson aid; to determine the level of students’ achievement and to determine if there is significant relationship between teachers’ quality and students’ achievement Using descriptive correlation and ex post facto design. The study employed a sample of 133 form four secondary school students’ from two private secondary schools in Borama district Somaliland. The finding showed that the majority of the respondents were male; the extent of teachers’ quality was fair (mean=1.95); the level of students’ achievement was fair (mean= 2.12). A positive significant correlation was found between teacher quality and students achievement (sig = 0.050). From the findings, it was recommended that there is need to improve teachers’ quality to it better. Teachers need to go for further training; and that better teaching should be encouraged to students to get better grades and these who have better ones to maintain them.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter Page

One THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE 1

Background of the Study 1

Statement of the Problem 4

Purpose of the Study 5

Research Objectives 5

Research Questions 6

Hypothesis 6

Scope 6

Significance of the Study 7

Operational Definitions of Key Terms 9

Two REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 10

Introduction 10

Concepts, Ideas, Opinions From Authors/Experts 10

Theoretical Perspectives 20

Related Studies 22

Three METHODOLOGY 26

Research Design 26

Research Population 26

Sample Size 26

Sampling Procedure 27

Research Instrument 27

Validity and Reliability of the Instrument 28

Data Gathering Procedures 28

Data Analysis 29

Ethical Considerations 30

Limitations of the Study 30

Four Data presentation, Analysis and Interpretation 32

Profile of respondents 32

Description of independent variable 36

Description of the dependent variable 44

Five Findings conclusion recommendation 47

Findings 47

Conclusion 49

Recommendation 50

References 52

Appendices 56

Appendix I - Transmittal Letter 56

Appendix II - Clearance from Ethics Committee 57

Appendix III — Calculation of content of validity index 58

Appendix IV — Transmittal litter from the respondents 59

Appendix V — Profile of the Respondents 60

Appendix VI- Teacher Quality Questionnaire 61

Researcher’s Curriculum Vitae 63