In-service training, performance appraisal and teachers productivity in secondary school in Osun West Senatorial District, Osun state, Nigeria

Productivity remains the heart of any venture both in the industry and all sectors. Productivity is always a function of several variables used in a relationship to give desired optimum output. Meanwhile, there have been several insinuations concerning the school system as stakeholders have often complained of poor teacher productivity. One therefore wonders if in-service training and performance appraisal could bring about improved teacher productivity. The study investigated the relationship among in-service training, performance appraisal and the productivity of secondary school teachers in Osun state, Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. A total of 516respondents (486 Teachers and 30 Principals) were selected to constitute the sample for the study. However, only 480 questionnaires was retrieved. The instrument employed was questionnaire titled “In-service Training, Performance Appraisal and Teacher Productivity Questionnaire (ITPATPQ)”. Four research questions were answered and four hypotheses were tested at 5% level of significance. Data collected were analysed using frequency counts, percentage, mean, Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC), Multiple Regression analysis and t-test. The study revealed that there was no significant difference in the perception of secondary school administrators (principals) and teachers on the contributions of the use of performance appraisal for teachers’ promotion (productivity) in Osun West Senatorial District, Osun State, Nigeria. Moreover, it was revealed that in-service training significantly influenced secondary school teachers’ productivity in Osun West Senatorial District, Osun State, Nigeria (r = 0.370, p<0.05). also, it was also found that performance appraisal significantly influenced secondary school teachers’ productivity in Osun West Senatorial District, Osun State, Nigeria (r = 0.492, p<0.05). in addition, in-service training and performance appraisal jointly influenced secondary school teachers’ productivity in Osun West Senatorial District, Osun State, Nigeria (F-ratio = 10.141, P<0.05). It was therefore recommended that government should use more resources to ensure that teachers are developed through In-service training. Also, teachers should be appraised from time to time as this will reveal their strengths and weaknesses for better improvement. Finally, teachers should be encouraged to portray positive attitude at all time.