Level of Principals’ Instructional Supervision in Secondary Schools in Danko Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State

Abstract

This study entitled ‘level of principals’ instructional Supervision “of secondary school in Danko Wasagu local government area of Kebbi state. The researcher employed descriptive correlational design. The correlational design was used to find the relationships of the two variables principals‟ instructional supervision and teachers‟ performance. A thirty-item questionnaire was design based on 4-point Linker’s scale was distributed to principals and teachers to obtain the primary data. Frequencies and percentages were calculated for descriptive statistics while Pearson’s coefficient correlation was used to measure the relationship between variables, using (SPSS version 1 6.0) the findings of the study indicated on principals‟ instructional supervision with an overall mean was (2.78) which indicated that principals of the secondary school perform their instructional supervision. The researcher concluded that the principals should intensify more effort in their instructional supervisory role in term of inspecting student note books to ascertain the level of coverage of topics and supporting incompetent teachers on how to conduct their daily lessons, in terms of preparing their lesson plan, scheme of work, The study also recommend that Government and professional bodies in the education sector should organize periodic capacity development workshops for principals of secondary schools. and that the school principals should be provided with adequate instructional materials and facilities through Parents-Teachers Associations, Old Students„ Associations, Non-Governmental Organizations, Communities, Philanthropists and other Development Partners, to enhance effective principal instructional supervision processes in secondary schools in Danko Wasagu local government area in Kebbi State.