PRINCIPALS’ PERCEPTION OF THE EFFECT OF LESSON PLANNING AND INSTRUCTIONAL SUPERVISION ON TEACHERS JOB PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN DELTA STATE
Dr. Ilavbare, Lucky Julius University Of Delta, Agbor, Delta State Luckshine1@yahoo.com
Volume 3, Issue 2, September 2023
The study examined principals’ perception of the effect of lesson planning and instructional supervision on teachers’ job performance in public secondary schools in Delta State. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. Two research questions were answered, and two hypotheses were tested in the study at 0.05 alpha level. The entire population of 485 principals of public secondary schools in Delta State responded to the questionnaire. The researchers developed questionnaire, ‘Perception of the Effect of Lesson Planning and Instructional Supervision on Teachers Job Performance Scale (PELPISTJPS)’, which was validated by three experts, was employed in collection of data. Cronbach alpha method was adopted, which gave rise to satisfactory reliability coefficients of 0.88 and 0.80, for clusters B1 and B2.The researcher and 3 research assistants collected the data. Mean was used for answering the research questions, while z-test statistic was used to test the null hypotheses. Findings revealed that lesson planning can help a teacher plan in line with instructional objectives, suitable instructional materials, strategies to motivate learners for instructional encounter, and improve his classroom management skills. Instructional supervision can help teachers detect and correct lesson plan error(s), curb his truancy and lateness to class tendencies; improve in classroom control and management, improve in the application of teaching methods, as well as make teacher active and innovative. The study concluded that lesson planning and instructional supervision have influence on teachers’ job performance. It was recommended that the Delta State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education should steadily organize instructional supervision related works, conferences and seminars for principals in the state.