• Sani Saleh
• Muhammad Maibeni
• Ka'ab Muaz

The study examines the relationship between Teacher competence and Pupils’ performance among NCE graduates from College of Education, Gumel, who are teaching in Junoir secondary schools in Jigawa State. It was conducted using causal comparative design. The data collected was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20, for both descriptive and inferential statistics. The outcomes of the study revealed that teacher competence contributes up to 47.7% of the students’ performance. Participating teachers differs in teaching competence domains (F = 8.091, P < 0.05), they are more competent in mastery of subject matter, insufficient skills in classroom management, teaching methodologies and knowledge of pupils’ or students’ characteristics. Gender has no significant impact on teacher competence ( t [43] = .850, P > 0.05). The mean male teachers’ score is slightly above that of females..Similarly, gender has no significant influence in teaching competency domains at 0.05level of significance. The findings has shown a significant difference in teacher competency between the schools at both 95% and 99% alpha level of significance (F = 12.57 < P.005).Teachers of Model Boarding junior secondary school Gumel are more competent compared with their counter parts in the other schools. Location of the school has significant impact on teachers’ competence (t [43] = 3.107, P < 0.05), teachers who teach in urban schools are more competent than those that teach in rural schools. There is need for junior secondary school teachers to have additional training skills on the KPC, TMD and Classroom Management (CLM) in order to enhance students’ performance.

teachers, teachers's competency, subjects matter, performance of students

"Determination Of Teaching Competency Among NCE Graduates of The Jigawa State College of Education Teaching in Junior Secondary Schools", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 4, page no.l432-l447, April-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2304B64.pdf

"Determination Of Teaching Competency Among NCE Graduates of The Jigawa State College of Education Teaching in Junior Secondary Schools", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 4, page no. ppl432-l447, April-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2304B64.pdf