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Influence of Teacher Personality Factors on Biology Students ’ Academic Performance in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State , Nigeria

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Copyright Year	2017
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of teacher personality factors on biology students’ academic performance in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. In pursuance of this objective, four Research questions were raised and converted to four null hypotheses. Ex-post facto design was adopted for the study. SS2 biology students of public secondary schools in study area constituted the population of the study. The sample consisted of 438 students randomly selected from eight public secondary schools in the study area. Teacher personality factors (TPFQ) questionnaire and Biology achievement test (BAT) were the instruments used to collect data. Data was analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Analysis. Findings revealed that there was a significant positive influence of teacher creativity, educational qualification, teaching method, teacher-students relationship on students’ academic performance in biology in the study area. It was concluded that teacher personality factors positively influence biology students’ academic performance. It was therefore recommended among others that teachers with positive personality abilities should be engaged in the teaching and learning of biology in secondary schools.
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