The Influence of Teacher Professionalism on the Academic Performance in Economics among, Secondary School Students in Gombe LGA of Gombe State, Nigeria

Abstract

The Main Purposed of this Study or research is intended to find out the influence of Teacher Professionalism on Academic Performance in Economics Subject, among Secondary School Students in Gombe Local Government Area of Gombe State. Literature were reviewed based on the objective of the Study and emphasis will be more on personality Characteristics influence on Students Performance, impact of Teachers in Teaching and learning Economics, categories of teachers’ qualification and institute of training as well as aspect of vocational and Economics education. The Research design is survey and the instrument that are used in data collection is semi-structured questionnaire as well as students’ performance in form of Examination result. The target population were all Economics teachers in six (6) Secondary School in Gombe Local Government Area. The sample size were 3 randomly selected secondary Schools with total number of 16Economics Teachers. Data are presented and analyse; all analysis will be presented In Tabular forms. The Instrument for data analysis constitutes, mean, percentage, Standard deviation, percentage and T-test. The result will reveal at the end that the experience of trained and professional teacher reflect more on students’ performance than un trained teacher. It is recommended that government should organize compulsory in- service Training for untrained Teachers.