LECTURERS’ SUPERVISORY TECHNIQUES AS PREDICTOR OF STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN UNIVERSITIES IN RIVERS STATE.

Abstract

The study investigated lecturers’ supervisory techniques as predictors of students’ academic performance in Universities in Rivers State. Two research questions were raised and answered while two hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted a correlation survey research design with a population of 864 final year students in the Faculty of Education in the three universities (UPH - 308, RSU - 154 and IAUE - 402) in Rivers State. The sample size was 259 students drawn through proportionate stratified random sampling technique representing 30% of the population. Two instruments, Lecturers Supervisory Technique Questionnaire (LSTQ) and Students’ Academic Performance Questionnaire (SAPQ) were used for data collection. Face validity was ensured for the instrument by three experts. The reliability coefficient of 0.81 and 0.78 were computed for LSTQ and SAPQ through Cronbach alpha. Simple regression was used to answer research questions while t-test corresponding with simple regression was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that lecturers’ communication supervisory technique to a high extent is a significant predictor of students’ academic performance in Universities in Rivers State. Also, that lecturers’ monitoring supervisory technique to a high extent is a significant predictor of students’ academic performance in Universities in Rivers State. The study concludes that, lecturers’ supervisory techniques to a high extent are important determinant to students’ academic performance in Universities in Rivers State. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that lecturers should communicate with the students’ regularly and in simple terms so as to increase students’ academic performance in Universities in Rivers State. Again, lecturers should regularly monitor the activities of the students both within and outside the school for an increased academic performance in Universities in Rivers State.