INVESTIGATING THE IMPACTS OF SCHOOL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND INNOVATIVE TEACHING METHODS ON STUDENTS LEARNING OUTCOMES IN PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE 21ST CENTURY

This study was carried out to investigate the impacts of school management practices and innovative teaching methods on students learning outcomes. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population comprises of all the principals, teachers and students of private secondary schools in Lokoja, Kogi State. Three research questions and one hypothesis was raised for the study. Researcher structured questionnaire titled “Investigating the impact of school management practices and teaching methods on students learning outcomes” (IISMPTMSLO) was used adopted for the study. The questionnaire was validated by three experts in the Department of Educational Foundations. Federal University Lokoja. Cronbach alpha was used to ascertain the reliability of the instrument. The reliability coefficient obtained was 0.82. Mean and Standard deviation was used for the analysis. While Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to test the hypothesis. The findings shows amongst others that management practices and innovative teaching methods are critical for students learning outcomes. And traditional management practices and teaching methods alone can no longer meet up with the needs of the 21st century students. Therefore, the study recommended that innovative management practices and teaching methods should be used in secondary to enhance students learning outcomes.