Teacher's Personality Profile as Determinant of Students' Interest in Physical Education among Selected Public Junior Secondary Schools in Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area Nigeria

Abstract

The contribution of teachers to curriculum implementation and education is crucial. The caliber of the teachers and their attitude towards their jobs define the standard of education in any country. In this study, teacher's personalities were analyzed as potential predictors of students' interest in physical education in selected public Junior Secondary Schools in Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area, Ogun State, Nigeria. Three hundred respondents were selected for the study from ten public schools in Ijebu-Ode. The study employed a descriptive survey research design. A validated self-structured closed-type questionnaire was used to gather information on the study's variables at 0.05 alpha levels. Inferential statistics of Chi-square was utilized to examine the hypotheses. A descriptive survey research design was used for the study. According to the survey, public junior secondary school students were of the opinion that teacher’s personality profiles have a role in fostering an interest in physical education as a subject. This is indicated by the computed X2 value of 34.02, which is higher than the estimated table value of 7.8. This shows that the teaching strategies of the teacher significantly determined student's interest in physical education. The study recommended that teachers could enhance their personality traits such as appearance, attitude, intellectual prowess and teaching methods in order to assist the students make their teaching subjects their choice of study.