Comparative Assessment of Teachers- Quality- Assurance Technique and Students- Attitude On Performance in Geography among Selected Secondary Schools in Kogi State, Nigeria

Abstract This study focused on comparative assessment of teachers-quality-assurance technique and students- attitude on performance in geography among selected secondary schools in Kogi State, Nigeria. The objective of the study was to investigates how students’ attitudes affect their academic performance and determined the influence of the variable such as gender, religion and academic qualification. One hundred Geography teachers were randomly selected from twenty senior secondary schools in the area: five teachers from each selected school. The instruments were validated by experts in Geography education, and their reliability was confirmed through Cronbach’s Alpha (α = 0.78 for Students’ Attitude to Geography Questionnaire AGQ; α = 0.82 for Teacher Quality Assessment). The data collected were analyzed using descriptive and Pearson Product Moment Correlation co-efficient. The result of the analysis shows that the attitudes of respondents toward Geography were generally positive. There was relationship between gender, religion and teaching qualification. However, there was no relationship between professional experience and gender, religion and teaching qualification. Based on the findings, the study therefore recommended that qualified teachers should be employed to teach Geography; Geography should be made as a compulsory subject for students in senior secondary school. Keywords: Academic Performances, Attitudes, Geography, Gender and Religion