The Influence of Creativity in Teaching Skills among Secondary School Teachers in Benue State: Implications for Managers of Secondary Education

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The study examined Influence of Creativity in Teaching Skills among Secondary School Teachers in Benue State: Implications for Managers of Secondary Education. To achieve the purpose of the study, the researcher formulated three (3) objectives of the study, research questions and null hypotheses that guided the study. The study made use of descriptive survey design. The population of the study consists of 2,800 teachers in public senior secondary schools in Benue State. The sample size of the study is 480 teachers. The instrument used for data collection was self-structured questionnaire. The data gathered were analyzed using mean and standard deviation for the research questions while the null hypotheses where tested using z-test statistical tool at 0.05 level of significance. Based on data analysis, the findings of the study revealed that Students learning with fun, have emotional development, enhancing thinking capability, boosts problem solving skills, and improves focus and attention are importance of creativity in the classroom thereby influencing or enhancing students’ academic performance. Teachers developing creative skills influence the managers of secondary education. Teachers’ creativity in the classroom has positive influence on the academic performance of senior secondary school students. However, the researcher recommends that: Government through Ministry of Education should organize workshop programme for all the teachers to enlighten them on the role and importance of creativity on these students’ academic performance. The school management should subject all the teachers to in-service training on how to develop creative skills hence it enhances the students’ academic performance. Government and Non-Governmental organizations should organize awareness and enlightenment programme for the teachers and students on the needs of creativity in the classroom hence creativity influence the students’ academic performance.

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