Abstract:
Teachers are the core influential aspect in students’ learning and achievement. This study
was conducted in the Kwabre Municipal in the Ashanti region. The purpose of the study
was to find the effect of teaching unspecialized subject on students’ academic performance.
The study employed descriptive and inferential statistics. The study was conducted with a
sample of 60 teachers. Primary data was collected from the Municipal through Self administering method for the study. The Reliability test using Cronbach's alpha had (α =
0.768) for questionnaire. Findings from the study revealed that the factors accounting for
teaching unspecialized subjects are; Laissez- Faire Attitude, A natural loss of Teachers and
Non-existence of accurate collected workforce data. The principal challenge of teaching
unspecialized subjects in School is “Teacher limits interaction by rushing through topics”.
There is weak negative correlation (R = - 0.167and R2 = 0.027, p > 0.05) between teaching
unspecialized subject and student academic performance. The study concludes that there is
negative impact of teaching unspecialized subject on students’ academic performance. The
study Recommend that educational directors in the Municipal should ensure that the
required number of teachers are employed and also restrained from assigning teachers to
teach in the Municipal with Laissez- Faire Attitude.
Description:
A Project Report in the Department of Educational Leadership, Faculty of
Education and Communication Sciences, submitted to the School of Graduate
Studies, University of Education, Winneba, in partial fulfilment of the requirements
for award of the Master of Arts (Educational Leadership) degree
DECEMBER, 2018