TEACHER-STUDENTS’ RELATIONSHIP AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ABAKALIKI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, EBONYI STATE

Abstract

This project was carried out in order to determine the Effects of Teacher-Students’ Relationship on the Academic Performance of Students in Secondary Schools in Abakaliki Local Government Area (LGA) of Ebonyi State. The survey research design was used. The population of the study consisted of all the students and teachers in ten(10) selected secondary schools in Abakaliki LGA. The sample of the study consisted of 200 respondents. The simple random sampling technique was used for the study. The instrument for data collection was the questionnaire. The simple mean score was used to analyse the questionnaire and chi-square for test of hypothesis. The findings indicated that the teachers in most of the secondary schools in the local government Area beat their students whenever they commit an offence. Some of the teachers are harsh to the students in the classroom especially when they ask questions in the course of a lesson. In line with the findings, the following recommendations were made: Teachers should try to be patient with students when they are in the class. School authorities should always emphasize on gentleness and leniency with the students. School authorities should place consequences for those teachers who beat their students in the class just because they ask questions in the class. Teachers should praise the students when they perform better in the class. Students should try not to provoke the teachers in the class so that they will not incur the punishment of the teacher.