Role of the Teacher’s in Academic Performance of Students

Abstract

This study was conducted to examine the contribution of teachers to the ongoing academic progress of students. As no suitable measures were available, so scale was constructed to measure the role of the teacher in academic performance. An item analysis was done to select the statistically sounds items. Factor analysis was done to determine the factorial structure of these scales.121 students (both boys and girls) from different schools (government and semi government) constituted the sample. The results showed that the role of the teacher was positively correlated to actual academic performance (obtain from school records). Vis a visa boys, girls obtained higher scores on both scales and perceived  role of the teacher in positive manner. No significant school differences were found.