INFLUENCE OF PRINCIPALS’ DEMONSTRATION AND WORKSHOP SUPERVISORY TECHNIQUES ON TEACHERS’ JOB PERFORMANCE IN PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATEThe study investigated the principals’ influence of demonstration and workshop supervisory techniques on t

Abstract

The study investigated the principals’ influence of demonstration and workshop supervisory techniques on teachers’ job performance in private secondary schools in Anambra State. Two research questions guided the study and two hypotheses were tested at the 0.05 level of significance. A descriptive research design was adopted for this study. The population of the study comprised 686 principals (627 males and 59 females) from the 686 private secondary schools in Anambra State. The sample for this study comprised 353 respondents (319 males and 34 females), drawn using a proportionate stratified sampling technique. A researcher developed an instrument titled ‘Influence of Demonstration and Workshop Supervisory Techniques on Teachers’ Job Performance Questionnaire (IDWSTJPQ)’ was used for data collection. The instruments were subjected to face validation by three experts, comprising two in Education Management and one in Measurement and Evaluation, all from the Department of Educational Foundations in the Faculty of Education, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam campus. Content validation of the instrument was conducted using factor analysis. Cronbach's Alpha was used to assess the instrument's internal consistency, yielding a coefficient of 0.84. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions and an independent t-test to test the hypotheses. The findings revealed that the demonstration technique has positively influenced teachers’ job performance in private secondary schools in Anambra State. It was also reported that there is no significant difference in the mean ratings of male and female principals on the influence of workshop supervisory technique on teachers’ job performance in private secondary schools in Anambra State. Based on the findings, it was recommended, among others, that school principals organize annual teaching sessions that involve demonstrations of instructional activities for teachers to refresh their knowledge and acquire ideas to enable them to effectively discharge their duties and achieve high job performance.