PERCEIVED INFLUENCE OF SCHOOL INSPECTION ON ACADEMIC QUALITY IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN JOS NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, PLATEAU STATE

The study was designed and carried out to investigate the impact of school inspection on the academic quality of secondary school students in Jos North. The study used a descriptive research design, and the population comprised all teachers of registered secondary schools in the study area as well as the inspectors. A questionnaire was used for collecting data and it was validated at Cronbach coefficient of 0.86 reliability index. The target population was 2000 teachers and 200 inspectors. The sample for the investigation consisted of 10% (220) respondents using a simple random sampling technique. The results showed that the academic performance of students in private secondary schools in Jos North was significantly influenced by the attitude of teachers toward inspections; the academic performance of students in private secondary schools in Jos North was significantly influenced by the feedback of inspections. Inspections should be conducted more frequently in order to offer sufficient direction and assistance. In order to apply new curricula and teaching methods, teachers require school inspectors. Lastly, academic coordinators and school heads believed that additional funding ought to be allocated for school inspections.