Vol. 5, Issue 9, Part B (2019)

Abstract
This study investigated the extent of principals’ implementation of external supervision feedback for quality assurance in public secondary schools in Imo state. To this end, the study was guided by three research questions and three hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Descriptive survey research design was adopted in the study. Population consisted 5,758 respondents made up of all the 395 principals and 5,363 teachers in the 285 public secondary schools in Imo state. A sample of 829 respondents comprising 81 principals and 748 teachers was drawn from the population using multi-stage sampling procedure. Data was collected using a questionnaire of 37 items titled Implementation of External Supervision Feedback Questionnaire (IESFQ) which was validated by three experts. Internal consistency reliability index of 0.89 was obtained for the three sections of the instrument using Cronbach’s alpha method. Data analysis was done using mean for the research questions and t-test for the hypotheses. The findings revealed among others that external supervision feedback regarding teaching and learning process, leadership and management and teacher quality in secondary schools in Imo state are implemented to a low extent. The study also found out that the difference in the mean ratings of principals and teachers on the extent of implementation of external supervision feedback regarding teaching and learning process, leadership and management and teacher quality for quality assurance in secondary schools in Imo state was not significant. Based on the findings of the study it was recommended among others that the Imo State Education Board should arrange a continuous professional development training programmes for secondary school teachers on improving their teaching skills. This will help them improve in their implementation of feedback regarding teaching and learning process. Conclusions were drawn, implications of the findings and suggestions for further studies were also made out.