Quality And Productivity Of Teachers In Selected Public Secondary Schools In Matinyani Division Kitui District, Kenya

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between teacher

quality and learners performance in different subjects in KCSE (Kenya Certificate

of Secondary Education) in the selected secondary schools of, Matinyani Division

Kitui District, Kenya. The study was guided by the following objectives; i) findind

out the profile of the respondents, ii) leve of teacher quality, iii) level of teacher

productivity and finding out the relationship between teacher quality and teacher

productivituy. The methods used for data collection were questionnaires to the

teachers of the schools which participated in the study. Findings indicated that

there is a significant effect of teacher quality on students performance, thus,

teacher experience, qualification of the teacher and the motivation of the teacher

have a direct relationship with the performance of students in different subjects.

Recommendations included Government making facilities at school for different

subjects teachers to teach in a conducive environment in order to aid the better

performance of different subjects students in their schools and that government

should make sure that it facilitates unqualified teachers to go for further studies to improve the academic achievement of students in different subjects