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EFFECTS OF THE UTILIZATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN IKWUANO ABIA STATE
Abstract: The study sought to analyze the effects of the accessibility and utilization of instructional materials by teachers on the academic performance of secondary school students in Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used in the selection of the sample size. The sample size for the students was 120 students and 120 also for teachers. The instruments for data collection were the questionnaire, a pre-test and a post-test as applicable. Data collected were analyzed using mean and simple percentage. The findings were that the disposition of the teachers affected the accessibility and utilization of instructional materials, and that students who were taught with instructional materials performed better than those who were not. Based on the findings it was recommended that teachers should be made to undergo periodic trainings to update themselves on the modern trends in instructional technology. The local, state or national education resource centres should establish an instructional material bank within the reach of the teachers so that they could easily access one when the need arises. It was also recommended that there is the need to expand the scope of instructional materials from chart, pictures etc to overhead projectors, slides and web-based instruction for personalized learning which will involve the modern trends in information and communication technology.
Key words: Accessibility, Utilization, Instructional materials, Academic performance, Ikwuano, Abia State