Influence of Classroom Management on Pupils’ Academic Performances in Primary School

Abstract

The study examined the influence of classroom management on pupils’ academic performances in selected primary schools in the Moro Local Government Area of Kwara, Nigeria. The research adopted a descriptive research design of survey type, the population of this study comprised all primary school teachers in the Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State with 300 teachers and primary five pupils considered with the help of a 2006 research advisor as sample size using a simple random sampling technique. Two hypotheses guided the study, the face and content validity of the instrument which was used for this study was determined by the researchers’ experts in the Early Childhood and Primary Education and numeracy teachers. Inferential statistics of linear regression and t-test. There was a significant influence of classroom management on pupils’ academic performances and there was a significant difference in classroom management on pupils’ academic performances based on gender. There was a significant influence of classroom management on pupils’ academic performances. The following recommendations were made: Government and school owners should sponsor seminars for teachers and educational stakeholders should dwell more on the importance of classroom management.