The Impact Of Supervision On Academic Performance Of Senior High Schools: A Case Study Of The National Schools Inspectorate Authority – Ejisu.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of school inspection on senior high school students’ academic performance. The target population were workers of the National Schools Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA) – Ejisu district, and teachers of public senior high schools in the Ejisu district which are Ejisu/Technical Senior High School and Church of Christ Seinor High School. The total number of these workers were 155. Random sampling aided in the selection of one hundred and one (111) workers from the population as respondents for this study. The research design used for their study was quantitative method. The study adopted the descriptive approach with quantitative approach to gather and analyze relevant data by means of quantitative approach. The descriptive statistics were employed to analyze the quantitative data. Based on the objectives of this current study, it was concluded that there was a positive rate concerning the characteristics of schools’ inspectors assigned to assess the school. Lastly, there was an impact of inspection on academic performance of senior high school students. There were challenges to the professionalism of school inspectors. The study recommended that feedback to the school be promptly provided by the school inspectorates, School inspection regulations demand that inspection reports be sent to all stakeholders within two weeks after the inspection. It was further suggested that the budget for school inspection should be increased by the government, School heads and academic coordinators felt that more money should be set aside for school inspection.