Teacher Pedagogical Competence, Attitude and Students’ Achievement in Literature-in-English: Evidence From Secondary Schools in North-East Senatorial District, Benue State, Nigeria

This study investigated “Teacher Pedagogical Competence, Attitude and Students’ Achievement in Literature-in-English: Evidence from Secondary Schools in North-East Senatorial District, Benue State, Nigeria”. Two objectives and two research questions guided the study. While two hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The study adopted two theoretical frameworks- Person-Environment fit theory by Kurt Lewin (1935) and Elger's Theory of Academic Performance (2007). The population of the study was all students who offer Literature-in-English in North-East Senatorial District of Benue state, 2025/2026 academic session from 137 Secondary Schools in North-East Senatorial District of Benue State. The sample size was 153 Literature-in-English teachers and 100 students in the selected secondary schools in North-East Senatorial District of Benue State. Two instruments- Teacher’s Variables Questionnaire (TVQ) and Literature Achievement Test (LAT) was developed by the researchers and used for data collection. Descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation of scores were used to answer the research questions, while the null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using t-test statistics. Results indicated that Literature-in-English teachers' pedagogical competence and attitude significantly influence students' achievement in Literature-in-English within the North-East Senatorial District of Benue State, Nigeria. The study recommended that school managements in North-East Senatorial District of Benue State should make instructional materials available to all teachers of Literature-in-English; and teachers of Literature-in-English should exhibit positive attitude toward teaching of Literature-in-English to enhance students’ achievement in Literature-in-English in North-East Senatorial District of Benue State.