Teacher Effective Service Delivery and Economics Classroom Management in Post Covid-19 Era in Rivers State

Abstract

This study focused on teacher effective service delivery and Economics classroom management in post-covid-19 era in Rivers State. The need for effective service delivery and classroom management in the critical need for effective service delivery and classroom management in this post-pandemic period necessitated the study.. Four research questions and four hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population of the study was 218 Economics teachers while a sample size of 136 was used. The instrument for data collection was structured questionnaire titled teacher effective service delivery and classroom management” (TECM) developed by the researchers and was face and content validated by three specialists in Measurement and Evaluation and Educational Management respectively. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation while t-test was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The results indicated that teachers’ qualification and work experience determine to a high extent effective service delivery and classroom management in post covid-19 era. Based on the conclusion that effective service delivery and classroom management is required to guarantee the safety and academic success of the students in post covid-19 era, it was recommended that teachers should show more commitment to professional training. Also, considering the outbreak of covid-19 pandemic, teachers should be retrained on effective classroom management so as to be acquainted with modern ways of disease control and prevention.