Abstract:
The study determined the impact of teachers’ attitude and qualification on performance of students of
welding and fabrication trade in external examination in technical colleges in Gombe State. Two
purposes and corresponding research questions and hypotheses were formulated to guide the study.
Correlational survey and Ex-post facto research designs were adopted. The population of this study
was 279 respondents comprising of 35 teachers and 244 students of welding and fabrication trade.
There was no sampling because the entire population was used for the study. The instrument was a
structured questionnaire developed by the researchers titled: “Questionnaire on Impact of Some
Relevant Variables on Performance of Students of welding and fabrication trade (QIRVPSWFT)”. The
instrument was validated and, using the Cronbach Alpha formula, a 0.84 reliability index was obtained. The
researchers, with the help of research assistants, administered the questionnaire directly. The data
collected were tabulated and analyzed using mean and standard deviation for answering the research
questions, while Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to test the hypotheses at a 0.05 level of
significance. The study revealed, among others that, relevant qualifications and the right teaching attitude
have a high impact on the performance of Motor Vehicle Mechanic Works students of technical colleges
in external examinations. It was recommended, among others, that, the Ministry of education should ensure
that teachers go for workshops and seminars, as this will help them acquire current and better teaching
skills and professional attitude. Also, the ministry of education should encourage teachers to undertake
full-time in-service studies to enable them to acquire higher qualifications for higher teaching efficiency.
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