Assessing Teachers’ Effectiveness in Implementation of Entrepreneurship Education (Animal Husbandry) Curriculum in Senior Secondary Schools in Nsukka Education Zone

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to assess teacher effectiveness in implementation of entrepreneurship education (animal husbandry) curriculum in senior secondary schools in Nsukka education zone of Enugu State, Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. Three research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study was 24 respondents, which comprises of all the 16 animal husbandry teachers in public secondary schools in Nsukka education zone and eight principals of the eight public secondary schools that offer animal husbandry in Nsukka education zone. The entire population was used for the study because the number was manageable. Data was collected using questionnaire. The reliability of the instrument was determined using Cronbach Alpha. This gave reliability index of 0.980. Data collected was analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. The hypotheses were tested using One-way ANOVA at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study showed that the teachers teaching animal husbandry in secondary school in Nsukka education zone are qualified, experienced and moderately competent; and there is no significant influence of level of qualification and experience on the competence of teachers teaching animal husbandry.