Students’ Perception of Teachers’ Knowledge of Subject Matter in English Reading Comprehension Classrooms in Atiba Local Government Area, Nigeria

The study investigated students’ perception of teachers’ knowledge of subject matter in English reading comprehension classrooms in Atiba Local Government Area, Nigeria. The participants were 250 SS11 students selected from five public secondary schools in Atiba local government, Oyo State. One instrument was used for data collection for the study: Questionnaire on students’ perception of teachers’ knowledge of subject matter in reading comprehension classroom (r=.78). Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics of frequently counts, percentage, mean and standard deviation. The results revealed that students perceived that their teachers had a good knowledge of subject matter in reading comprehension classroom. There was no significant difference in male and female students’ perception of teachers’ knowledge of subject matter in reading comprehension. There was no significant difference in the science and humanities students’ perception of teachers’ knowledge of subject matter in reading comprehension. Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended that English language teachers should be exposed to workshops that will help create a good teaching and learning environment, motivate students to read and comprehend better.

Keywords: Students’ perception, Pedagogical content knowledge, Reading comprehension, Teachers’ knowledge of subject matter.