The impact of teacher information consciousness on student academic performance
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Date
2001
Authors
Bello, S.A.
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African Journal of Educational Management
Abstract
Communication is imperative for organizational functioning. Without adequate communication a social organization cannot junction appropriately. Like other social organization colleges and universities have dire need for effective communication: They require systematic means
of collecting, organizing, and sharing information. . Effective communication is a function of high level of information consciousness. This' study set out to determine the nature and significance of teacher information consciousness and its relationship to study academic
performance of schools ill the Ibadan Municipality cf Oyo State. To this end, a two-part 60 -item teacher information consciousness and student academic performance (TICSAPQ) was constructed and administered in 16 randomly selected secondary schools in Ibadan Municipality using 110 teachers. The cores from the TICSAPQ provided the data for the study. Both the standardized (Z) function and Pearson Product Moment Correlation were used to' test five directional hypotheses related to the problems of the study. The result showed that there is a positive significant relationship between teacher information consciousness and student academic performance. The researcher therefore suggested that the Ibadan Municipality of Oyo State needs to develop a comprehensive personnel information that will supply teachers with information needed to get their jobs done effectively. .
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Communication , Organizational functioning , Social organizations , Colleges and Universities , Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Education
Citation
Bello, S.A. (2001). The impact of teacher information consciousness on student academic performance. African Journal of Educational Management, 9(2), 83-94.