AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ON STUDENT’ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IDEMILI NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
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The study examined effect of availability and utilization of instructional materials on students’ performance on computer in senior secondary schools. A survey design was used in the study. The population of the study comprised all the computer studies teachers that are currently teaching computer studies in the 13 public secondary schools in Idemili North Local Government Area. Simple random sampling technique was used in selecting the sample for the study. The sample size for the study comprises of 80 teachers. The research instrument was structured questionnaire. The instrument for the study was validated by two lecturers in the Department of Science Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. The reliability of the study was carried out using Cronbach Alpha reliability technique and the coefficient of 0.76 was obtained. The data collected was analyzed using frequency counts, percentage and mean. The findings of the study revealed that instructional materials are highly available for teaching computer studies in secondary schools and also that in teachers’ and students’ views, the available instructional materials are not utilized for teaching computer Studies in senior secondary schools in Idemili North Local Government Area. Based on results obtained from the study it was recommended among others that Government should provide support to computer studies teachers so that they may obtain the desired educational facilities for the effective teaching of computer studies in secondary schools and teachers should indicate the instructional materials that are not adequately available to the school authorities and the government.
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