RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEACHERS’ CHARACTERISTICS AND STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS HOME ECONOMICS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN PORT HARCOURT METROPOLIS

¹DZAKPASU, P. E. Ph.D , ²OKORO, J. A. , & ³GODWIN, H. F
¹ Department of Teacher Education,
Faculty of Educational Studies,
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology,
Kumasi, Ghana. ²Department of Mathematics,
Federal College of Education (Technical), Omoku, Rivers State.
³ Highcast Int’l Academy, Mgbuoba, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Corresponding Email: joyce.adaobi@fcetomoku.edu.ng

Abstract

This paper focused on the relationship between Teachers’ characteristics and students’ attitude in Home Economic in Port Harcourt Metropolis of Obio/Akpor Local government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria . The sample constituted of two hundred junior secondary school students. Two research questions and one hypothesis guided the study. Two instruments were designed for the study, Student’s perception of teacher’s characteristics (SPTCQ) and students’ attitude of teachers towards the learning of home economics (SATLHQ) structured in a 4-point Likert Scale. Mean was used to analyze the instrument. The hypothesis formulated was analyzed using Pearson product moment correlation. Results from SPTCQ and SATLHQ among others revealed that students perceived their Home Economics teacher having good teaching and communication skills but did not like how their teachers use less of instructional materials. The correlation coefficient obtained was not significant hence there was no significant relationship between SPTCQ and SATLHQ. The study concluded with recommendations that teachers adapt good communication techniques through verbal and non-verbal , create good classroom management strategies and use more than on method of teaching amongst others to boost attitude of students towards Home economics .
Keywords: Home economics, relationship, teachers’ characteristics, students’ attitude