Teachers’ Time Maximization for Classroom Delivery in Public Senior Secondary Schools in Rivers State

Abstract

The study investigated teachers’ time maximization for classroom delivery in public senior secondary schools in Rivers State. Three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. Descriptive design was used for the study. The population of this study was 289 Principals in two hundred and eighty-nine public secondary schools in Rivers State. The sample of the study comprised one hundred and forty-six (146) Principals drawn using simple random sampling technique. The research instrument for data collection was titled “Teachers’ Time Maximization for Classroom Delivery Questionnaire (TTMCDQ). Cronbach Method was used to determine the reliability of 0.89 coefficient. Research questions were answered using mean, standard deviation and rank order while hypotheses were tested using z-test. The findings among others showed that principals agreed on the items as the purposes of teachers’ time maximization for classroom delivery while the hypothesis showed that there is a significant difference between mean ratings of riverine and upland principals on the purpose of teachers’ time maximization for classroom delivery in public senior secondary schools in Rivers State. It was recommended that Principals, teachers and students should not procrastinate daily responsibilities so as to complete scheme of works.