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THE USE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TEACHERS’ EFFECTIVENESS AS CORRELATES OF STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN ENGLISH READING COMPREHENSION IN PUBLIC JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Abstract: This study investigated the use of instructional material s and teachers’ effectiveness as correlates of students’ achievement in English Reading and Comprehension in Ibarapa Central Local Government Area, Oyo State. Four research questions were answered in the study. The respondents were 2 22 Junior School II students and their English language teachers in Ibarapa Central Local Government Area of Oyo State. The instruments used were: English Reading and Comprehension Achievement Test (r= .86), Use of Instructional Material s Scale (r= .78) and teachers’ effectiveness scale (r= .84). Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics of frequency counts, mean and standard deviation, as well as Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) and Multiple Regression at 0.05 level of significant. Findings revealed that there was significant correlation between instructional materials (r= 0.230, p < 0.05) and achievement in English reading comprehension and teachers’ effectiveness (r= 0.332, p < 0.05) and achievement in English reading and comprehension. The composite effects of the independent variables were also found to be (f (2,219) =137.575; R= 0.332 and a multiple R2 of 0.110) accounting for 11% of its variance. The relative contribution of the instructional materials (β = 0.188, t= 4.348, p< .05) and teachers’ effectiveness (β = 0.206, t = 4.753, p< .05) were significant to students’ academic achievement in English reading and comprehension. The beta weights as shown implies that teachers’ effectiveness was stronger than the use of instructional materials in predicting students’ academic achievement in English reading and comprehension. Based on the findings of this study, it is recommended that seminars and workshops where masterpiece of teachers’ effectiveness is displayed be organised for teachers regularly.
Keywords: Use of instructional materials, teachers’ effectiveness, achievement in English reading and comprehension.