THE IMPACT OF CLASSROOM PRACTICES ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OYO STATE
ABSTRACT
This study investigated the classroom climate practices in public and private secondary schools in Ibadan West Local Government Area of Oyo State.
There are 17 public secondary secondary schools and 33 private secondary schools in Ibadan West Local Government Area, 7 out of the 17 public secondary
schools and 13 out of the 33 private secondary schools were selected through systematic random sampling technique. The sample used consisted of 20
schools in Ibadan West local Government Area of Oyo State. A “Questionnaire Classroom Climate” (QCC) was designed to obtain relevant information from
the respondents. The classroom climate questionnaire was given to the project supervisor and some experts in the field of Educational Management. Test re
test method was employed to obtain the reliability of the instrument. The coeicient
of the correlation was 0.75. Simple percentage was used to analyzed the
data collected in answering the five research questions raised.
The results showed that teacher motivational techniques, teaching strategies, interactive behavior, attitude to work and communication skills were not different
in both private and public secondary schools in Ibadan West Local Government Area of Oyo State.
