Influence of School Supervision on Academic Achievements in Selected Secondary School in Offa, Kwara State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated the influence of school supervision on academic achievements in selected secondary schools in Offa local government area of Kwara State. Two hundred respondents drawn from ten secondary schools participated in the study by responding to the questionnaire used for eliciting information for the findings, four research hypotheses were formulated for the study. While chi- square method was adopted in analyzing data obtained from the questionnaire distributed. The result showed that: there is significant relationship between; school supervision and academic achievements, school supervision and appraisal of exciting teaching and learning situation , teachers effective use of instructional materials and staff development. It was therefore recommended among others that more qualified supervisor should be employed; they should be adequately remunerated, adequately motivated, provided with opportunity to attend seminars, workshop and conferences, while the school should be well equipped with adequate teaching and learning materials.