CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND TEACHERS' EFFECTIVENESS IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN AKOKO SOUTHWEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ONDO STATE

The study was designed to investigate classroom management and teachers’ effectiveness in public and private secondary schools in Akoko southwest Local Government Area, Ondo state. 8 Descriptive survey research design was used for the study while population comprised all private and public secondary school teachers’ in Ondo State. The sample comprises of 120 respondents in public and private secondary schools through simple random sampling technique. Four research questions were raised and answered while four research hypotheses were formulated and tested. Simple percentage, mean and standard deviation was used to analyze the generated research question while, Peason Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) and regression analysis were used to test the formulated hypotheses at 0.05 significant level. The reliability test result obtained was 0.63. The result revealed that influence of teachers’ classroom management style, experience and training on teacher’s effectiveness in public and private secondary schools was high. (mean=3.26); also, students’ age and development level, behavior and motivation and student-teacher relationship have influence on teachers effectiveness in public and private secondary schools (mean= 3.69); the result of hypotheses showed a statistically significant and positive relationship between teachers’ classroom management style, experiences and training in public and private schools and teacher effectiveness [ t (119) = 2.574; p