PREDICTIVE POWER OF SCHOOL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, VOCATION SKILLS AND COUNSELING SERVICES ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: IMPLICATION FOR MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION EXPERTS

Authors

  • Mercy Chidiebele N. Onyeagba Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu State Author
  • Nonyem Ifediorah Okeke Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State Nigeria Author
  • Helen Chibuogwu Enwezor Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State Nigeria Author
  • Onwuchulum Francis Chikwado Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Education, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam Campus Author
  • Okeke Virginia Nkechi Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Education, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam Campus Author
  • Odinakolisa Christopher Okudo Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State Nigeria Author
  • Aniebo Grace Chineme Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State Nigeria Author
  • Scholarstica Ogechukwu Okafor Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State Nigeria Author
  • Christian Chukwuka Eze Department of Human Kinetics & Health Education, Faculty of Education, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu State Nigeria Author
  • Nwobodo, Patience Department of Education, Federal College of Education (Technical) Isu, Ebonyi State Nigeria Author
  • Chukwu , Peter Ndubuisi Department of Educational Management, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Enugu Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48047/bdgnqn68

Keywords:

School Management Practices, Vocational Skills, Counseling Services, Academic Achievement, Measurement and Evaluation Experts

Abstract

This study examined the predictive power of school management practices, vocational skills, and counseling services on students’ academic achievement in secondary schools within the Awka education zone of Nigeria, with implications for measurement and evaluation experts. A correlational research design was adopted for the study. The population comprised secondary school students in the Awka education zone, from which a representative sample size of 368 was drawn using simple random sampling technique. Data were collected using validated questionnaires on “School Management Practices Questionnaire”, “Vocational Skills Acquisition Questionnaire”, Counseling Services Questionnaire”, and “Students’ Achievement Proforma”. Linear and multiple regression analysis were used to answer the research questions, while regression t-test and regression ANOVA were used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 significance level. The findings of the study revealed that school management practices, vocational skills, and counseling services significantly predicted students’ academic achievement, both independently and jointly. The study concluded that these three variables are indispensable predictors of academic achievement in secondary schools. It was recommended among others that education managers should strengthen management practices through participatory decision-making, ensure integration of vocational education into school curricula, and institutionalize functional counseling services to improve students’ overall academic performance. The study provides practical implications for measurement and evaluation experts by demonstrating how predictive models can be applied to determine the relative contribution of school-based practices to student achievement.

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2025-08-02

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PREDICTIVE POWER OF SCHOOL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, VOCATION SKILLS AND COUNSELING SERVICES ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: IMPLICATION FOR MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION EXPERTS (M. C. . N. Onyeagba, N. I. . Okeke, H. C. . Enwezor, O. . Francis Chikwado, O. . Virginia Nkechi, O. Christopher Okudo, A. G. . Chineme, S. . Ogechukwu Okafor, C. Chukwuka Eze, N. . Patience, & C. , Peter Ndubuisi , Trans.). (2025). Cuestiones De Fisioterapia, 54(5), 1343-1357. https://doi.org/10.48047/bdgnqn68