CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN AKOKO SOUTH WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ONDO STATE

Most formal organizations like secondary schools are aimed at effective and efficient management of the human and material resources available for the attainment of the school academic goals. This study, therefore examined the classroom management as determinant of students academic performance in public secondary schools in Akoko South West Local Government. To achieve this objective primary method of data collection was used and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) programme, mean and simple percentages were used for analysis. The responses from the respondents through questionnaires were presented in tables and analyzed. From the research results it is noticed that there is a significant relationship between classroom management techniques in public secondary schools in Akoko South West Local Government and there is a positive impact of classroom management techniques on students’ academic performance in public secondary schools in Akoko South West Local Government. From the research findings, there is a strong relationship between classroom management techniques and students’ academic performance in public secondary schools in Akoko South West Local Government. One of the major problems of classroom management in the schools was lack of training for teachers, the teachers are not trained on the need and various techniques of classroom management in public secondary schools. Therefore, the policy recommendation is that school administrators should ensure that they regularly organize seminars that aim at intermittent training of teachers on the use of classroom management techniques and their importance in teaching and learning process in the school.