Teachers’ Fairness and Passion for Teaching as Correlates of Secondary School Student Academic Performance in Ekiti State, Nigeria

Abstract

Highlights:

• There was significant relationship between teachers’ fairness and secondary school student academic performance.
• There was significant relationship between passion for teaching and secondary school student academic performance.
• Teachers’ fairness and passion for teaching had influence on secondary school student academic performance.

Abstract

The study examined the relationship between teachers’ fairness, passion for teaching and secondary school student academic performance in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The purpose of the research is to find out the relationship between teachers’ fairness, passion for teaching and secondary school student academic performance. Teachers’ Fairness and Passion for Teaching Questionnaire (TFPTQ) and Secondary School Student Academic Performance Inventory (SSSAPI) were used for the study. Descriptive research of the survey type was employed for the study. The study revealed that there was significant positive relationship between teachers’ fairness, passion for teaching and secondary school student academic performance. The study had shown that teachers’ fairness and passion for teaching had influence on secondary school student academic performance.

Keywords: Teachers, Fairness, Academic Performance, Teaching, Teachers’ Fairness

DOI: 10.7176/PPAR/9-12-08

Publication date: December 31^st 2019