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Influence Of Instructional Materials On Students Academic Performance In Secondary Schools
[A CASE STUDY OF ILORIN WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT]
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Definition of Terms
The terms and variables that are operationally used in the course of this study are defined as perceived by the researcher. These include:
Geography:- This is the subject that deals with the study of the multiplicity of phenomenon present on the earth surface and their distribution.
Instructional Materials:- This a collection of materials and equipment that are used to help in communication between two or more people, it may be inform of Audio – visual specimen and items in the locality.
Visual Materials:- These are instructional materials or objects which transmit information to the learners and could be coded using the sense of sight. i.e they may be concrete objects such as models or prints such as photocopy or printed materials in the form of newspaper magazine and journals.
Audio Material:- These are instructional objects whose information can be decoded by the sense of hearing e.g radio, gramophone.
Audio-Visual Material:- These are instructional materials whose information can be coded and decoded by the use of two sense simultaneously i.e by use of hearing and sight at the same time e.g Television, video.etc.
Academic Performance:- High output or understanding of lesson taught which are achievable in the long run or short run goal. This was to be carried out through test and examination.
Learning:-Bringing out changes behaviour of a person as a result of experience brought about by person motivation, interest, thinking activity external factors (direct instruction incidental experience, reading, discussion. etc)
Resources:-This can be human or materials that are employed in the process of transferring knowledge.
Human Resources:-These are personal or teachers that are involved in transferring knowledge.
Resource person:-These are certified experienced professional on specified field of study.
Attitude:- The way teachers and students think and feel about the usage of instructional materials.
Geography Teacher:- These are professional qualified and certified teacher teaching geography.
Teacher of geography:-These are teachers who teach geography but have their certificate not in geography but on related paid like social studies, Town planning etc.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTThe study examined the effect of instructional materials on student’s academic performance in geography in Ilorin West Local Government Area, Kwara State.Four secondary schools were selected from the local government for research purpose. Total of eight (8) teachers and thirty two (32) students were the sample used. The instrument used for the study was a structured questionnaire designed by the researcher. The data collected was analyzed using simple percentage and chi-square.  ... Continue reading---
QUESTIONNAIRE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]UNIVERSITY OF ILORINFACULTY OF EDUCATIONDEPARTMENT OF ARTS EDUCATION QUESTIONNAIRE Dear Respondent, Â
 This questionnaire is designed to examine Influence Of Instructional
Materials On Students Academic Performance in Geography in Senior
Secondary Schools in Ilorin West Local Government. The information
supplied will be used for research purpose only. Therefore, your honest
response to each item will be highly appreciated. SECTION APlease tick (Â Â Â Â Â ) as appropriate Name of yo ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]These examples reveal that audio materials could readily be made available either in the natural ( real) or representation ( recorded) formsVisual materials:  These are teaching and learning materials that appeal mainly to the sense of sight or vision (eye) done.  They could be made available either in their representational or real visual form ( Farrant 2008). Some examples of visual materials are:a.   Some specimens e.g fairing and hunting implements.b.   Pictures e.g real photog ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Validity of the Instrument   The validity of the instrument was established by face and content validity.  Validity of an instrument relates to the extent to which it measures what it intends to measure.  To do this, some copies of the instrument were distributed to some friends in geography department for their observation and suggestion, a copy was also given to the project supervisor for his assessment, correction and endorsement. The statements of the questionnaire were carefully ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]Discussion of Findings    The hypothesis one which states that “there is no significant difference in the performance of the students taught with instructional materials and those though without instructional materials was rejected. This simply indicated that, those students taught with instructional materials performed better than those taught without instructional materials. This reveals the impact of instructional materials on the students academic performance, it shows that with in ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]REFERENCESAbolade and Adegbija (2007). Evaluating Secondary School Geography in Nigeria Journal of art and social science. Teachers Association of Nigeria.Adefila (2010) Impact of teacher quality and the academic achievement of students at secondary stage in Nigeria Adeyemo, S.O (2005) Research and statistical methods in education, for students and research and statistical methods in education, for student and researchers in teaching in tertiary institution (Revised Ed) Ilorin: Bimtex printing a ... Continue reading---
