RE-TRAINING OF TEACHERS FOR EFFECTIVE STUDENTS SKILLS ACQUISITION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study examined re-training of teachers for effective students’ skills acquisition in public secondary schools in Anambra State, Nigeria. Three research questions were answered and a null hypothesis tested. The population was 5,560 teachers out of which 200 were used for the study. The research design used was descriptive survey while the reliability score of the study was .87 and considered appropriate. A self-developed structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Data generated were analyzed with mean and t-test at 0.05 alpha. Major findings of the study included factors that impede effective students’ skills acquisition in secondary schools, impact of teacher effectiveness on effective students’ skills acquisition, strategies towards promoting effective students’ skills acquisition in secondary schools. The conclusion of the study was that if teachers are re-trained, the goals of education at this level will be realized to a great extent. Based on this conclusion, it was recommended that in-service training is vital for teachers, teachers’ welfare must be upgraded if education at this level will significantly improve among others.