TEACHERS' WELL-BEING AS PREDICTORS OF EFFECTIVE TEACHING INPUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN OGUN EAST SENATORIAL DISTRICT,OGUN STATE

Abstract

Effective teaching in public primary schools is crucial because it directly and positivelyimpacts pupils’ academic performance, holistic development, and long-term life outcomes.The study examined teachers’ well-being as predictors of effective teaching in publicprimary schools in Ogun East Senatorial District. It was guided by three purposes. Adescriptive survey research design, involving 367 teachers out of 4,490 public primaryschool teachers in the Ogun East Senatorial District of Ogun State, as of the 2024/2025academic session. A researcher developed a questionnaire tagged ‘Teacher Wellbeing andEffective Teaching Questionnaire (TWBETQ) with a reliability coefficient (r = .88), whichwas used for data collection. Inferential statistics of Pearson Product-Moment Correlation(PPMC) was used for testing hypotheses 1 and 2, while hypothesis 3 was tested usingregression analysis. The findings of the study revealed that there was a significant positiverelationship between teacher job satisfaction and effective teaching in public primaryschool (r = .521, p < .05), there was a significant negative relationship between teacherburnout and effective teaching in public primary school (r = -.443, p < .05) and that therewas significant composite contribution of independent variables on the dependentvariable; R = 0.903, p < .05. About 81% of the variance in effective teaching wasaccounted for by the linear combination of the independent variables. The ANOVA resultsfrom the regression analysis showed that there was a significant influence of theindependent variables on the dependent variables; F (3, 355) = 3140.800, p < .05. Thestudy recommended offering competitive compensation, providing professionaldevelopment, ensuring manageable workloads, and promoting shared decision-making.Establishing clear classroom expectations, utilising data-driven instruction, fosteringpositive relationships, incorporating technology, and engaging in peer observation.