THE INFLUENCE OF EXTERNAL SUPERVISION ON JOB PERFORMANCE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN ENUGU EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ENUGU STATE

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of external supervision on job performance among secondary school teachers in Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State.  Two research questions in line with the research purpose guided the study. The research design adopted for this study was a descriptive survey research design. The study was conducted in Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State.  The population of the study is two thousand (2000) teachers. The subjects in the population consists of 2000 teachers. A sample size of two hundred (200) teachers were drawn from five (5) schools sampled out of the fifteen (15) government secondary schools that was used for the study. Simple random sampling technique was used to draw forty (40) teachers from each of the five (5) selected secondary schools giving a total sample size of two hundred (200) teachers that was used for the study. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire which was designed by the researchers. The instrument was validated by three experts. A reliability co-efficient index of 0.75 was gotten indicating that the instrument was highly reliable. Data was collected personally by the researcher using the questionnaire. Mean and standard deviation was used to analyse the data collected. The findings from the study revealed that the methods and techniques employed by head teachers in carrying out their general and instructional supervisory duties. They include; stimulation of teachers in the improvement of instruction, selection and revision of educational objectives, maintaining of instruction and methods of teaching and evaluation, constant checking of the teachers work activities in the classroom and finally, evaluating the teachers instructional materials. The study recommends that supervisors should provide an immediate feedback after observation. There should be constant checking of the teachers work activities in the classroom. Through classroom visits, the supervisor can have an insight into quality benchmark and performance.