ASSESSMENT OF AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR TEACHING IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN AGEGE, LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA
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https://doi.org/10.33003/fjs-2025-0912-4409Keywords:
Availability, Instructional materials, Teaching, Utilization, Academic performanceAbstract
Instructional materials are wide range of teaching devices through which core educational values are disseminated to the learners by the facilitators, aiding and lubricating teaching–learning processes. Its application in education is imperative as it makes learning effective and efficient. The study examined Biology teaching using available and utilized instructional materials considering the senior secondary schools from Agege, Lagos. The study was guided by four objectives; evaluating the adequacy and extent of utilization of instructional materials in the teaching and learning of Biology; and ensuring the academic performance of Biology students. The survey design used was descriptive while stratified sampling technique was used in selecting 160 students via structured questionnaire from the population of the selected secondary school. The analysis of the data was achieved with the aid of frequency tables; and the hypothesis test was done with the employment of chi-square inferential statistical tool. It was evident, from the study that availability and utilization of instructional materials were very low. Moreover, from the study, it is expedient that instructional materials facilitate effective teaching and learning of Biology. The study therefore recommends that the government and head of schools should provide and make available, adequate instructional materials as teachers are expected to utilize same optimally.
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