INFLUENCE OF PRINCIPALS’ INSTRUCTIONAL SUPERVISION ON TEACHER JOB PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ORUMBA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

Abstract

The study examined the principals’ instructional supervision and teachers’ job performance in public secondary schools in Orumba South LGA. Specifically the study sought to discourse principals’ instructional supervision for improved teachers’ job performance in public secondary schools in Orumba South LGA.  A total of two research questions were formulated to guide the study. The population  comprised all the 405 teachers in all public secondary schools in Orumba South LGA of Anambra State. The sample size was 200 respondents. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire which was validated by three experts from Chukwuemeka  Odumegwu  Ojukwu  University  Igbariam  campus.  The reliability  coefficient were  0.70  and  0.72  which  was  determined  through  test-retest  method.  The  data  were analyzed through mean rating and it was found out among others that principals’ supervision of curriculum  implementation  and teachers’  instructional  activities  enhances teachers’  job performances  in Orumba  South  LGA. Based on the findings it was recommended  among others that there  should be compulsory  and regular  training  of principals  on curriculum implementation   and   their   instructional   activities   in   their   various   schools   for  better performance.