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The Impact Of Teaching Aids On Student's Academic Performance In Basic Science In Secondary Schools In Oredo Lga
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Teaching materials refer
to those equipment, tools and materials that a teacher uses to
illustrate, emphasize and explain a lesson, making the lesson clear to
the students. Teaching materials according to Isiugo-Abanihe, Long,
& Ibiene, (2010) are those materials, which a teacher uses or
manipulates in the process of his teaching in order to enhance
teaching-learning process. Ibe, & Nwosu, (2003) described teaching
materials as teaching materials used by the teacher to pass information
to students in real life situation. These equipment and materials
include, object that are familiar to students and can be obtained
locally to the sophisticated industrial product which cannot be obtained
locally such as microscope, glass wares, tripod stand, herbarium etc.
The teaching of Basic Science demands the use of teaching aids materials
or media and this helps to bring effective instructions, which arouses
and sustains the interest of the learners (Leghara and Okafor, 2006).
This is because when the learners come face to face with teacher through
the proper use of teaching materials, lesson is more likely to be
effective. Instructional materials are meant to improve and supplement,
not to replace the teacher. No matter how good instructional materials
are, they should not substitute the teacher.
The use of teaching aids
or materials in science teaching will enable the learner to acquire
problem solving skills and positive attitude, acquire scientific
appreciation and interest and to develop functional knowledge and
manipulative skills. In a situation where standard instructional
materials are inadequate, the teacher could improvise. Researchers such
as Kurlthau, (2007) reported that there was inadequate resources for the
teaching of Basic Science in junior secondary school in Nigeria. They
further stated that where there were little resource or not at all, they
are not usually in good conditions while the few that are in good
conditions were not enough to go round those that needed them.
The
reason for using teaching aids or materials in teaching upper Basic
Science is to help in bringing about effective teaching and learning;
arousing and holding attention of the learners and help in perception
and retention of information or knowledge among our learners. Kurlthau,
(2007) was of the opinion that the use of both standard and improvised
instructional resources would make discovered facts glue firmly to the
memory of the students. Today advances in technology have made it
possible to minimize the teacher talking and at the same time, making
the message clearer, more interesting and easier for the learner to
assimilate.
Therefore, the study seeks to find out the Impact of
Teaching Aids on Student's Academic Performance in Basic Science in
Secondary Schools In Oredo LGA.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The
importance of teaching materials in teaching and learning of Basic
Science in schools cannot be over-emphasized. So many efforts have been
made to improve the poor performance in Basic Science in general, yet
there is persistent failure in the subject which could be due to lack of
use of teaching materials. The declining rate of the performance of
upper Basic Science students is a problem of serious concern to science
educators, educationist and examination bodies Nwagbo, (1999). Student’s
performance in Basic Science in junior school certificate examination
over the years showed that as the enrolment increases, the level of
passes is not encouraging, therefore something need to be done to
improve the performance.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study was carried out to examine the Impact of Teaching Aids on Student's Academic Performance in Basic Science in Secondary Schools In Oredo LGA. Specifically, the study determined the effect of teaching aids on students’ academic performance in Basic Science, determined if there is any difference in the academic performance of students taught Basic Science using teaching aids with those taught without it and, examined the types of teaching aids used in the teaching of Basic Science ... Continue reading---
