ABSTRACT
This study was
carried out to examine Effect of instructional materials for Home Economics
instruction in senior secondary schools in Nwangele Local Government Area of
Imo State. Two research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated to
identify if there is a significant difference between effects of instructional.
materials and students' performance in Home Economics and also if there is a
significant difference between effects of models and specimens in teaching Home
Economics. The research design adopted for this study was survey method while a
well-structured questionnaire was used to elicit information from 20 teachers
and 160 students who were sampled from schools selected. The study identified
that there is availability of instructional materials for teaching of home
economics except for the materials that could not be used due to the
infrastructural and economic constraints of the study, instructional materials
such as models and specimens also had a significant effect on the performance
of Home Economics students, finally lack of awareness of where to obtain
instructional materials, congested classrooms, lack of fund, irregular power
supply and time were the identified problems facing_the effective use of
instructional materials. Based on findings, the study recommended that school
authorities should make' sure that there are available instructional materials
for the teaching of Home Economics in the area, schools should be regularly
provided with adequate learning materials, models and specimens should be
equipped in the laboratory of various schools in the study area and adequate
plans should be put in 'place to reduce the problems facing the schools on the
use of instructional materials.
Keywords:
Home-Economics, Instructional materials, Academic Performance, Secondary
schools
IWUNZE, I (2022). Effect Of Instructional Materials On Students Academic Performance In Senior Secondary Schools In Nwangele Local Government Area, Imo State. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Dec 25, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effect-of-instructional-materials-on-students-academic-performance-in-senior-secondary-schools-in-nwangele-local-government-area-imo-state-7-2
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IWUNZE, IWUNZE. "Effect Of Instructional Materials On Students Academic Performance In Senior Secondary Schools In Nwangele Local Government Area, Imo State" Mouau.afribary.org (2022). Accessed 25 Dec. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effect-of-instructional-materials-on-students-academic-performance-in-senior-secondary-schools-in-nwangele-local-government-area-imo-state-7-2