Cognitive and Affective Teachers’ Skills Determinants as Amalgam to Generate Students’ Performance in Nine and Twelve Year Basic Education Schools in Rural Areas as Perceived by Head Teachers in Nyamasheke District, Rwanda

Abstract

Teachers’ cognitive and affective skills play crucial roles in teaching and learning process so that students can acquire knowledge, skills attitudes and values. This study sought to examine the correlation between cognitive and affective teachers’ skills determinants and students’ performance. It was guided by three objectives i) To establish the level of cognitive, affective teachers ’skills determinants influencing students’ performance in nine and twelve year basic education schools in Rwanda. ii) To establish the extent to which cognitive affective teachers’ skills determinants correlates with students’ performance in nine and twelve years basic education schools in Rwanda iii) To determine key predictors of cognitive, affective teachers’ skills determinants influencing students’ performance in Rwandan nine year and twelve year basic education schools. A correlation research design was used. 51 Head teachers’ participants were purposively selected and involved in the study. Pearson product moment statistical correlation coefficient techniques and step wise multiple regressions were used to analyze data. The study revealed that cognitive and affective teachers’ skills determinants rated as low with (Mean 2.27, SD=.1.18). The study also found that there is no correlation between cognitive and affective teachers’ skills determinants and they are not predictors of students’ mean performance. Whereas teacher’s behaviors with (R=-.352,p=.014< .05) and teachers skills on materials management with R=-.301, p=.037<.05 correlate with students’ mean performance. The study recommends the government to train teachers on school materials management and behaviors. Keywords : Cognitive, Affective, Teachers’ skills determinants and Student mean performance DOI: 10.7176/EJBM/13-14-01 Publication date: July 31 st 2021