An Assessment of the Availability & Effect of Instructional Materials for the Teaching of Basic Science in Junior Secondary Schools in Bwari Area Council Abuja, Fct

Abstract

This work was undertaken on the assessment of the availability and effect of instructional materials for teaching of basic science in junior secondary schools in Bwari Area Council of FCT Abuja. 50 basic science students and 25 teachers were randomly selected. Survey experimental design was employed for the study. The work involved the control group discussion. The control group result was used to determine the outcome of the work. Findings of the study revealed that; there is significant difference between the means academic achievement of experimental and control group; that the calculated value of the t-test of 2.50 is greater than the critical value of 1.96. Hence the null hypothesis is rejected. Questionnaire were also prepared for the teachers. Based on the findings, the following recommendations were made; use of instructional materials should be encouraged in the teaching of basic science students by teachers in the junior secondary schools; Head of departments should see to it that teachers use instructional materials in teaching basic science. Government should help in provision of instructional materials for teaching basic science in all school to be made by government so as to make the teaching of basic science easy and teachers to update their knowledge to be organised by the ministry of education.