ABSTRACT
This study was conducted
to investigate the use of instructional materials in the teaching of Economics
in secondary schools using Oredo Local Government Area in Edo State as case
study. During the study, data were collected by means of questionnaire and it
was detected that the place of instructional materials is very important in the
teaching of economics in secondary schools. The researcher thereby stressed
that instructional materials is very important and therefore should be in any
school setting. Furthermore she also stressed that instructional materials will
increase the interest of the students in learning, a development that will
enable the child to become a useful person to the society. In conclusion, it
was recommended that instructional materials should be used in every school in
Edo State for effective teaching and learning process to take place
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction
Background of the study
Purpose of the study
Research questions
Significance of the
study
Scope of the study
Statement of the problem
Limitation of study
Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO
Literature review
CHAPTER
THREE
Methodology
The sample area
Population of study
Research instrument
Validity and reliability
of research instrument
Data collection
CHAPTER FOUR
Presentation and
analysis
CHAPTER FIVE
Summary
Conclusion
Recommendation
REFERENCES
APPENDIXES
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
Instructional materials
according to Emma and Ajayi (2004) are those things which help teaching and
learning process. It helps to promote understanding of the concept and
generalization by making lesson practical and realistic. Any teacher who has
the interest of the student at heart is bound to think of the ways and means he
will employ to make his teaching and learning process moiré effective and more
interesting to the student.
Health on the other
hand, is been defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) (2004) “as a state
of complete, physical, mental and social well being not merely the absent of
disease or infirmity.
According to Odue
(2011), economics is a process of acquiring health information to make
judgment on health behaviour and practices. Economics is sum of all
experiences that will develop desirable attitudes, practices and knowledge of
an individual, family of community health. The emphasis in economics also
includes a teaching and learning transaction between the health teachers and
the recipient or student. According to Adeniyi (2000), the use of instructional
materials is to communicate more permanently, health related issues, and
information is retained when supplemented with aid. Certainly instructional
materials when carefully selected and skillfully used will make learning more
effective. Therefore it becomes necessary to investigate the importance of
instructional materials in teaching of economics . Using Oredo Local Government
Area as the case study.
However, man and animal
possess the necessary abilities for learning. In other words they are potential
learners. Certain factors within and outside the learner determine how
effectively each individual learn. They are internal when they lie within the individual
and external when they lie outside the learner or individual as the case may
be.
Instructional materials
can be in different forms such as textual and non-textual, the visual the
auditory and audio-visual. Witwoth and Benson (2003), indicate that there is a
need for research on the use and effectiveness of instructional materials in
economics classroom that would enhances its teaching. With these concerns
in mind and the educational development in Oredo Areas of Edo State. The
current study is carried out to address the issues of the use of instructional
materials in economics teaching in the
schools.
1.2
Statement of the Problem
The use of instructional
materials in economics instructions has been widely researched but many
questions are still remains unanswered. The needs for exploring locally
available materials as an alternative for the grossly unavailable materials in
our schools, resourcefulness of the teacher must be in line with the learners’
curriculum and environment so that classroom teaching does not have to be
retarded by lack of funds.
Hence, government must
strive to develop her local technology in all its ramifications, since
economics is interested in providing solutions to man’s problems
holistically. Many writers in economics have pointed out the grossly
unavailability of instructional materials coupled with teachers attitude
towards the utilization during classroom teaching-learning situations.
The problems are that;
instructional materials not available in our schools, teachers are not
improvising and reluctant in using them. Thus, in this research attempt would
be made to:-
i.
Identify various
secondary schools in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State that required
instructional materials.
ii.
Identify instructional
materials needed for effective teaching and learning of economics in secondary
school.
iii.
Identify instructional
materials available in secondary school in Oredo Local Government Area.
iv.
Identify how the use of
instructional materials like chalkboard, funnel board, model real things,
overhead projector, tape recorders, radio, television etc affect the
performance of students in secondary school in Oredo Local Government
Area.
1.3
Purpose of the Study
The purpose of the study is;
1. To identify how frequently economics
teacher utilizes instructional materials during economics lessons.
2. To identify problem associated with these of
instructional materials in economics instruction.
3. To identify reason why the teacher do not use
instructional materials.
4. To identify the benefits of instructional
materials to the student.
5. To identify suggested solutions to the problem
of instructional materials.
1.4 Research Questions
The following research
questions were formulated to guide the study.
1. How frequently do economics teachers utilize
instructional materials during economics lesson?
2. What are the problems associated with the use of
instructional materials in economics instruction?
3. What are the reasons why the teachers do not use
instructional materials?
4. What are the benefits of instructional materials
to the students?
5. What are the suggested solutions to the
problems?
1.5
Significance of the Study
The significance of the
study is to identify the importance of instructional materials in teaching of
economics and how both the teacher and the learner can manipulate the
instructional materials to achieve maximum learning objectives.
The study would be a
great importance to the ministry of education and the Edo State Government and
society at large. It will certainly help the ministry too to identify the basic
instructional materials for teaching and learning of economics. This is equally
of great importance to the students in Oredo, since it will help them to
identify the instructional materials that are lacking in their school and make
necessary provision for them.
1.6
Scope of the Study
The scope of the study
covers the use and effect of instructional materials in teaching economics in
Oredo Local Government Area.
It is the desire of the
researcher to go round some selected primary and post primary school in Oredo
Local Government Area to make some observation of the use of instructional
materials by the teachers and learners to effect the teaching and learning
situation.
1.8
Definition of Terms:
Instructional
materials:- Things that help
teaching and learning process to be more effective and efficient.
Health: As a complete state of physical, mental social
wellbeing not merely the absence of disease.
Education: Process of
requiring information, instruction, knowledge and skills that brings about
attitudinal change in the behaviour of an individual.
Performance: The process
of accessing the student behavioural change through process of asking question.
Utilize: Making use of
instructional materials on the individual.
Audios: These are
teaching aids which appeal to sense of hearing.
Audio-Visual: These are
instructional materials that can be used to assist teaching and learning via
the sense of sight and hearing.
1.9
Assumption
i.
Learning is more
meaningful to the child through the use of instructional materials.
ii.
Teachers who use
instructional materials are more effective in their teaching than those who do
not make use of instructional materials.
iii.
Instructional materials
are so expensive and difficult to make.
iv.
A lot of teachers teach
in abstraction.
v.
It is the duty of the
ministry of education to supply or provide instructional materials to school.
vi.
It is only the student
in training that makes use of the instructional materials in order to pass
their examination.
vii.
Enough instructional
materials are not being used in primary and post primary school in Oredo Local
Government Area of Edo State.
Department | Education |
Project ID Code | EDU0128 |
Chapters | 5 Chapters |
No of Pages | 105 pages |
Methodology | Null |
Reference | YES |
Format | Microsoft Word |
Price | ₦4000, $15 |
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