Teachers Variable and Students’ Academic Performance in Mathematics in Secondary Schools in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State

This study was conducted on the influence of teachers‟ variables and students‟ academic performance in mathematic in secondary schools in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State. The study was carried out specifically to determine the nature of the influence of teachers-student relationship, communication skills, classroom management skills and instructional material utilization on secondary school students‟ performance in mathematics. From the four specific objectives, four research questions were raised followed subsequently by three corresponding null hypotheses. Related literatures were methodological foundation for the study. The identified population was senior secondary two students of the public schools in the study area. Stratified random sampling was used in the selection of 200 students. The purposive and stratified sampling techniques was applied for the selection of respondent for the study. Two hundred (200) respondents from ten (10) out of twenty-one (21) public schools in Calabar South (the study area) were involved in the study. In order to test the hypothesis formulated for the study, four independent t-test for hypotheses four (4). All the hypothesis in this study were subjected to testing at 0.05 level of significant, with a degree of freedom and critical values related to each of the analytical technique. The study showed that there is no influence on teacher variables performance in mathematics. Also, there is no significant influence teacher- student relations and communication skills in mathematics. Finally, there is no significant influence in teachers‟ classroom management and instructional material utilization in mathematics achievement. Based on the findings it was recommendation that emphasis should be placed on teacher-student relationship as requirement for teaching Those teachers already employed should be encouraged to go for further studies to acquire high communication skills. Preference should be given to females in the employment process generally and for the teaching of mathematics particularly.