Vol. 6, Issue 6, Part F (2020)

Abstract
In this study, the researcher investigated the relationship between class management and students’ academic achievement in public secondary schools in Awka South of Anambra State. The design Adopted for the study is a descriptive survey research design. Three research questions guided the study while three null-hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The population of the study consisted of 1,965 SS2 students while the sample size of 491 SS students was drawn using simple random sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was titled; Class Management as Predictor of Students’ Academic Achievement Questionnaire (CMPSAAQ). The instrument comprises three sections, section A dealt with the relationship between teachers’ discipline and students’ academic achievement, section B was concerned with teachers’ competence and students’ academic achievement while section C investigated teachers’ reward system and students’ academic achievement. A 15-item questionnaire was designed along a modified four-point rating scale; Strongly Agree (SA) = 4points, Agree (A) = 3points, Strongly Disagree (SD) = 2points and Disagree (D) = 1point. The item by item analysis was done using the same point scale rating. The questionnaire was validated by three experts, two in Educational Management and Policy and one in Measurement and Evaluation all in the Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State. The reliability of CMPSAAQ was obtained through trial testing and analysis using the split-half method of reliability.