Teacher Quality and Student Achievement at Secondary Stage in Mogadishu Somalia

This study was conducted to find out the relationship between teacher quality and student achievement at secondary stage in Mogadishu. Teacher quality is the most important school resource input. This study delimited its scope to the three indicators of teacher quality i.e. academic qualification, in-service refresher courses or trainings, and teacher experience. The Population of the study comprised 10 selected secondary schools in Mogadishu. A total of 80 teachers, 8 teachers from each school were randomly selected as the sample of the study. The study identified the teacher quality through a questionnaire for teachers. The study employed the use of both descriptive and correlation research design to establish the nature of the relationship. To analyze the data, the Pearson correlation statistical tool was used with the aim of establishing the relationship between teacher quality and student achievement at secondary stage in Mogadishu. The data were summarized at school level and then analyzed collectively. Stepwise Correlation analysis was used to find out the relationship between teacher quality and student achievement at secondary stage. The study found that the quality level of Mogadishu secondary teachers is a good level. The study also found that there is a significant relationship between teacher quality and student achievements at secondary stage in Mogadishu. The study found that 90% of Mogadishu secondary teachers are male, only 10% are female, so it recommends increasing number of female teachers to encourage the Somali