TEACHERS’ COMMITMENT AND GENDER ON PUPILS’ PERFORMANCE IN PRIVATE PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN IJEBU-ODE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OGUN STATE.

This study examined influence of teachers’ commitment, gender and private primary school pupils academic performance in Ijebu Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The population of the study consisted of all private primary schools in Ijebu Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The sample size for the study was 150 primary school teachers’ in Ijebu Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The researchers developed questionnaire tagged “Teachers’ Commitment, Gender and Private Primary School Pupils Academic Performance Questionnaire (TCGPPSPAPQ)” with reliability co-efficient of 0.762 was used. Frequency and percentage were used to analyze and present data collected from the demographic characteristics of the respondents. Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) and Regression Analysis were used for testing hypotheses. Thus, the null hypotheses developed for this study were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that there was significant relationship between teachers’ commitment, gender and primary school pupils’ academic performance. It was recommended that the school management to consider reviewing priorities with respect to handling of matters related to personal welfare of all staff, as well as equality in treatment to staff members and aligning such priorities to learner performance. The Ministry of Education to strengthen monitoring of school management practices by head teachers so as to check o inadequacies such as improper coordination of teachers in their respective schools, ineffective in promoting cooperation among staff in their respective schools, and ineffectiveness in supervising and directing teachers. Keywords: Teachers’ Commitment, Gender, Private Primary Schools Pupils, Academic Performance Word Count: 253