TEACHERS’ PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE ON THE LEARNING OUTCOMES OF BUSINESS STUDIES STUDENTS’ IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ENUGU EDUCATION ZONE

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This study was carried out to assess the teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge and experiences on Business Studies students’ in secondary schools in Enugu Education zone. The study employed three specific objectives for the study. Three research questions guided the study and three hypotheses were tested at .05 level of significance. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The research was carried out in secondary schools in Enugu Education zone. The population of the study was 94 (69 females and 25 males) Business Studies teachers in public secondary schools in Enugu Education zone. The entire population was used for the study due to its manageable size, hence census sampling technique was used. The instrument used was a structured questionnaire titled: Impact of Pedagogical Content Knowledge on Students Outcome in Business Studies (PCKSOBSQ). The instrument was validated by three experts: two experts from Business Education and one from Measurement and Evaluation from Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu. The reliability of the instrument was determined using Cronbach Alpha co-efficient to determine the internal consistency of the instrument. The coefficient was 81, indicating that the instrument was reliable for use in data collection. Data collected were analyzed using mean for the research questions and standard deviation to determine the closeness of the responses while t-test was used to test the hypotheses at .05 level of significance. Findings of this study revealed that teachers knowledge of the subject matter, teaching strategies, and experiences impacted on the learning outcomes of Business Studies students in secondary schools in Enugu Education zone. The study concluded that teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge and experience play a significant role in students’ learning outcome at any level of education either positively or negative. Based on the findings of the study, the researchers made the following recommendations amongst others: the State Government and Ministry of Education should employ qualified and registered Business studies teachers in secondary schools to teach Business studies and also provide instructional materials and conducive learning environment for secondary schools students.