Teacher’s attitude and academc achievement among medical students in Anambra State, Nigeria

A teacher with his teaching attitude helps students to gain a mentally healthy personality and to have a new clear world view by leaving unforgettable traces on them.This study examined the relationship between teachers' attitude and academic achievement among medical students in public universities in Anambra State, south-east Nigeria.The study employed a cross-sectional correlational research design.The population consisted of all the medical students in the public universities in Anambra State.The method of Yammane was used to select 400 students from the population.A self-structured-instrument, tagged "Teachers' Attitude Inventory (TAI)" which was validated by research experts in Educational psychology and Measurement and Evaluation were used to collect data for the study.Data were analysed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation on SPSS (version 21).The study generally revealed a significant relationship between teachers' attitude and academic achievement.Specifically, it revealed that teachers' attitude had significant negative relationship with academic achievement of medical students in public universities in Anambra State, south-east Nigeria.Based on the findings, it was recommended that teachers should imbibe good attitudes in carrying out classroom tasks and in creating well organized, supportive and effective classroom environment that will improve students' academic achievement.