AN EVALUATION OF TEACHERS' PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS AND THEIR IMPACT ON STUDENTS' ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT (A CASE STUDY OF LAGOS STATE)

ABSTRACT: This study on an evaluation of teachers' problem-solving skills and their impact on students' academic achievement. The study is was specifically focused on examining if problem-solving method can enhance critical thinking among secondary school student; ascertaining if brainstorming as a problem-based technique has the capacity of inculcating problem solving skill into secondary school student; investigating if problem-based teaching method is more innovative and preferable that the traditional lecture method and examining if teacher’s problem-solving skill as a student centred method is capable of influencing student academic achievement.

The study adopted the survey research design and randomly enrolled participants in the study. A total of 100 responses were validated from the enrolled participants where all respondent are students selected secondary schools in Lagos state. It is hereby concluded in this study that problem-solving skills is more effective than conventional lecture method in improving students‟ achievement and that the use of the problem-solving method is the solution to the dwindling performance of students.