INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING, TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AS PREDICTORS OF STUDENTS' ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT: This study investigated instructional planning, teacher effectiveness, and emerging technologies as predictors of students' academic achievement in secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The study was guided by four research questions and four corresponding null hypotheses. A correlational survey research design was adopted for the study. The population comprised teachers and Senior Secondary School Two (SS II) students in public secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State. A sample of 400 respondents, consisting of 200 teachers and 200 students, was selected through a multi-stage sampling procedure. Data were collected using the Instructional Planning, Teacher Effectiveness and Emerging Technologies Questionnaire (IPTETQ) and Students' Academic Achievement Proforma (SAAP). The validity of the instrument was established by experts in Educational Management, Measurement and Evaluation, and Educational Technology, while reliability was determined using Cronbach Alpha Reliability Technique, yielding acceptable reliability coefficients. Data collected were analyzed using Mean, Standard Deviation, Simple Linear Regression, and Multiple Regression Analysis at the 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that instructional planning significantly predicted students' academic achievement. Teacher effectiveness was also found to be a significant predictor of students' academic achievement. Emerging technologies significantly predicted students' academic achievement. Furthermore, instructional planning, teacher effectiveness, and emerging technologies jointly and significantly predicted students' academic achievement in secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State. The study concluded that effective instructional planning, teacher effectiveness, and integration of emerging technologies are critical factors in enhancing students' academic achievement. It was recommended among others that teachers should engage in adequate instructional planning, educational authorities should organize continuous professional development programmes for teachers, and government should provide adequate technological facilities to support effective teaching and learning in secondary schools. Keywords: Instructional Planning, Teacher Effectiveness, Emerging Technologies, Academic Achievement, Secondary Schools.