Teacher-Related Factors as Predictors of Students’ Achievement in English Grammar in Gambian Senior Secondary Schools

Studies have shown that several factors predict students’ achievement in any second language classroom. These factors include learner, school, text, and teacher-related variables. The teacher is indispensable in the instructional procedure; therefore, the quality of a teacher in terms of teaching ex...

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Published in:Education research international 2020, Vol.2020 (2020), p.1-6
Main Author: Olagbaju, Oladotun Opeoluwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Classrooms
Cognitive Style
English
English as a second language instruction
English language
English teachers
Grammar
Grammatical subject
Knowledge
Language Skills
Language teachers
Learning
Learning outcomes
Low Achievement
Personality
Personality traits
Reading comprehension
Research design
Schools
Second language teachers
Secondary school students
Student teacher relationship
Students
Success
Teachers
Teaching methods
Variables
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Summary:Studies have shown that several factors predict students’ achievement in any second language classroom. These factors include learner, school, text, and teacher-related variables. The teacher is indispensable in the instructional procedure; therefore, the quality of a teacher in terms of teaching experience, subject mastery, and questioning behaviour can determine ESL students’ learning outcomes to a large extent. This study examined the relationship between teachers’ subject mastery and questioning behaviour and students’ achievement in English grammar in the Gambia. The research design is a descriptive survey that comprised 300 students and 10 English language teachers from four senior secondary schools in Kanifing Municipal Council. Two research instruments were used and the data were analysed using PPMC and MRA. The result showed that independent variables predicted students’ achievement in English grammar. Teachers’ subject mastery (β = 0.476; t = 12.132; p
ISSN:2090-4002
2090-4010
DOI:10.1155/2020/8897719