INFLUENCE OF AVAILABILITY AND USE OF INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES IN TEACHING OF BASIC SCIENCE ON STUDENT’S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
INFLUENCE OF AVAILABILITY AND USE OF INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES IN TEACHING OF BASIC SCIENCE ON STUDENT’S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
ABSTRACT
This study sought to examine availability and
use of instructional facilities in teaching Basic Science and Student’s
Academic performance in secondary schools in Obot Akara Local Government Area.
Two research hypotheses were formulated to guide the study....................................
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CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1
Background
to the Study
Science
is the bedrock on which the modern day technological breakthrough is hinged.
The foundation of every science subjects is laid through basic science. Thus,
for a child to function very well in science subjects, the knowledge of Basic
Science has a very vital role to play.
As
a result, the teaching of Basic Science is challenging and interesting
endeavour, demanding seriousness and carefulness from the basic science teachers.
Inder
(2014) opined that for effective implementation of instructional of any
educational curriculum, the use of instructional facilities is as important as
the teacher.
According
to Cooms, (2012), education consists of two components. He classified these two
components into inputs and outputs. According him, inputs consist of human and
materials resources while the outputs are the goals and outcomes of the
educational process. If one wants to investigate and assess the educational
system, the two has effects on the other. Instructional facilities which are
the educational inputs are of vital important to the teaching of basic science.
Gbamanja
(2010) described instructional facilities as any device that has instructional
content/function which is used for the purpose of teaching. these facilities
include books, audio-visual materials, maps, charts, improvised local resources
such as soil sample, seeds, fruits, flowers etc. Moreover, model of skeletal system,
library resources, laboratory apparatus, journals are also instructional
resources/facilities.
onyeosu
(2014) put is that instructional resources also known as the instructional
facilities are those media which help to facilitates teaching/learning process.
Proper utilization of these facilities is an important factor during the
implementation of educational curriculum which helps the implementers to
realize their goals in a short period of time.
Eboh,
(2010) opined that the basic goals of the educational curriculum can only be
realized through proper utilization of instructional facilities. He also asserted
that no matter how well the teacher is, without a proper utilization of
educational facilities, the basic goals of the lesson cannot be achieved.
Instructional facilities can also be viewed as those apparatus of teaching
which may include audio materials, cassette, video tape, computers and other
relevant materials that can attract students’ attention and which should only
be introduced at the appropriate time by the teacher.
Instructional
facilities could be defined as those materials which a teacher puts into use to
promote the lesson which also help the teacher to communicate more effectively
to the learners. Instructional facilities also help in concretizing abstract
concepts and stimulate students’ interest and concentration. Moreover, it also helps
to increase active participation in the learning process and save the teacher’s
energy and reduce the verbal instructions.
The
utilization of instructional facilities makes teaching/learning process effectives
as it enables the learners to participate actively in classroom instruction. These
points suggest that the utilization of instructional facilities brings about
high academic performance.
Burton
(2015) opined that the extent of utilization instructional facilities depends
on the extent of its availability. This means that before a teacher could make
use of instructional facilities, they must be available. When the facilities
are utilized in the teaching/learning process there must be effect on the
academic performance of the students.
therefore,
it is against this background that this study on the influence of availability
and use of instructional facilities in teaching basic science on students
academic performance in secondary schools in Obot Akara local government area.
Also Read:
Basic
science is a very important subject among all subjects in our junior secondary
schools system. The reason is that the knowledge of basic science helps in
laying a solid foundation about science and technology. But the academic
performance of students in this important subject has been observed to be poor
across the state in recent time.
The
cause of this poor academic performance of students have been attributed to so
many factors such as student’s attitude, home factors, schools factors, peer
pressure, teachers competences, poor teaching methods, Non-utilization of
instructional facilities among others.
1.3
Purpose
of the Study
The general purpose
of the study is to......................................
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