INFLUENCE OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION STRATEGIES ON TEACHING AND LEARNING IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ABUJA, NIGERIA
INFLUENCE OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION STRATEGIES ON TEACHING AND LEARNING IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ABUJA, NIGERIA
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2017-11
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MOHAMMED, Abdulmumin
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This research work investigated the Influence of Monitoring and Evaluation Strategies on
Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Four
objectives were formulated, these were: to determine theInfluence of appraisal of school
systems performance on teaching and learning, to examine the Influence of school record
assessment on teaching and learning, find outthe Influence of assessment of lesson plans and
notes on teaching and learning, and to ascertain the Influenceof assessment of continuous
assessment on teaching and learning in Secondary Schools in FCT Abuja. The objectives
were used to formulate four research questions and hypotheses in the study. Related
literatures were reviewed. The research was conducted using the descriptive survey research
design. The total population of the study was 690 made up of 187 Principals, 315 Quality
Assurance Officers, and 188 Department of Policy Implementation Officials. A sample of67
Principals, 113 QAO‟s and 68 DPI officials were selected for the study using simple random
sampling technique. Forty item self-structured questionnaire tagged „‟Influence of
Monitoring and Evaluation Strategies on Teaching and Learning Questionnaire‟‟ (IMESTLQ)
was used as instrument for collection of data using Likert rating scale of Strongly
Agreed(SA), Agreed(A), Undecided (U), Disagreed (D), and Strongly Disagreed (SD). The
instrument was validated by the supervisors in the Department and the final draft copy was
pilot-tested. The result of r=0.84 revealed it was reliable. The mean scores, percentages and
standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while the hypotheses were
tested using one way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) at 0.05 level of significance. The result
of the findings led to retention of all the hypotheses. The study revealed that monitoring and
evaluation strategies by the Principals, QAO‟s and DPI officials have great influence on
teaching and learning in Secondary Schools in FCT, Abuj. This is as a result of regular
quality assurance exercise. Recommendations made include that, Quality Assurance Officers,
Department of Policy Implementation and Principals of Schools should intensify efforts on
continuous appraisal of school system.Furthermore, ContinuousAssessment of school records
by quality assurance officers, DPI and Principals, would enhance teaching and learning in
secondary school. As such these activities should be emphasised in the course of school
supervision, inspection and monitoring,Assessment of lesson plans and notes should be prime
activities of Quality Assurance Officer, DPI and Principals. It should be featured in their
instructional supervision process, and Continuous assessment records should feature
prominently in the instructional supervision process of Quality Assurance Officers, DPI and
Principals of schools. Suggestions for further studies were made for the actualisation of
Nigerian educational system.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE
STUDIES,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF
MASTER DEGREE IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS AND CURRICULUM,
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,
ZARIA, NIGERIA
Keywords
INFLUENCE,, MONITORING AND EVALUATION STRATEGIES,, TEACHING AND LEARNING,, SECONDARY SCHOOLS ,, FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ABUJA,, , NIGERIA