THE EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN THE TEACHING OF GEOGRAPHY IN ILORIN-EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KWARA STATE
ABSTRACT
The study investigated the effective
utilization of instructional materials in the teaching of geography in some
selected senior secondary schools of Ilorin
.east local government area of Kwara state.
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The sample involved 40 teachers and 152
students totaling 192 drawn from the eight selected schools in Ilorin East
Local Government Area of Kwara state.
The
main instruments used for the investigation were; a questionnaire based on the
investigation into the various problems faced in the availability, adequacy and
effective usage of geography instructional resources in the schools and the results of the students that offered
geography in the WAEC SSCE examinations from 2005-2009. To show the performance
level of students that offered geography in the state.
Finding reveals that students perform poorly
in the SSCE examinations due to lack of adequate teaching materials like textbooks,
libraries, maps, field and laboratory equipments like thermometers, rain gauge
etc and as well as lack of excursions and field trips.
Based upon the findings, the following
recommendations were made:
Government should make specific funds
available for the schools for the purchase of some instructional materials and
teaching aids that is very relevant in the teaching of geography. The need for
periodic excursions and field work should be included in the geography senior
secondary school curriculum so that the students will be familiar with the
geography around them.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page i
Certification ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgment iv
Abstract vii
Table of Contents ix
List of Tables
CHAPTER ONE:
INTRODUCTION 1
Background of the Study 1
Statement of the Problem 3
Purpose of the Study 4
Research Question 5
Significance of the Study 5
Delimitation of the Study 6
Definition of Major Terms
7
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 8
Types of Instructional Materials and their Uses
10
The Purpose of Instructional Materials
14
Sources of Instructional Materials 15
Criteria for Selecting Appropriate Instructional
Materials 18
The Concept and Evolution of Geography 21
Current Status and Practice of Geography Teaching 24
The Role of Instructional Materials in the Teaching and
Learning of Geography 26
Correct Usage of instructional materials 29
Evaluation of Instructional Materials
31
Summary 33
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH
METHODS 35
Research Design 35
Population of the Study
35
Sampling Technique 36
Instrument for the Study
36
Validity of the Instrument 37
Reliability of the Instrument 38
Administration of the Instrument 38
Data Analysis 39
CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS
AND DISCUSSION 40
Results of the Study 40
Discussions
48
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY,
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
51
Summary 51
Conclusion 52
Recommendations 53
Limitation of the Study 55
Suggestions for Further Study 56
REFERENCES 57
APPENDIX 60
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1: The Performance level of Students
in Geography at the SSCE Examinations from 2005-2009 in Kwara state 41
TABLE 2: Types of Instructional Materials
Being Used in the Teaching of Geography 42
TABLE 3: Availability of Instructional
Materials in the Schools 44
TABLE 4: Problems Encounters by Geography
Teachers in the Usage of Instructional Materials 45
TABLE 5: Criteria Used in the Selection of
Appropriate Instructional Materials in the Teaching of Geography 47
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