Abstract:
The aim of this research was to find out the effect o
f teachers’ academic qualification and
attitude on the performance of Chemistry students on external examination in Sokoto
metropolis. Total numbers of 128 students, 19 teachers and 3 principals were used in this
study; the instrument used for data collect
ion was questionnaires which were
administered personally by the researchers to three randomly selected secondary schools
in Sokoto metropolis. The method used for data analysis was simple percentage to
examine the findings. Among the major findings for th
is is that, the higher the
qualification of teachers, the higher the performance of the students in Sokoto State. Also
there is a great difference between the qualification and attitude of teachers and
performance of students. With these findings, we recom
mend that workshop and seminar
should be organized to update the knowledge of teachers.
