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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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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 corrected and restructured for consistency and reliability of the variables measure for accuracy.
Reliability of the Instrument
Reliability of an instrument refers to the degree to which a test yields consistent scores when it is administered over a number of time (Anastagi 1978). A test re-test method was employed to ascertain the reliability of the instrument. The questionnaire were administered on representative sample twice within an interval of two weeks. The reliability Coefficient is 0.85
Procedure for Data Collection
For the purpose of accuracy, the structured questionnaire was personally administered by the researcher by visiting the selected secondary schools in Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State and this was done in a mutual manner. Adequate time to supply the required information was given to the respondents, after which the completed questionnaire was retrieved from them for analysis.
Data Analysis Techniques
In analyzing the data in this research work, chi-square was the statistical method used to test the stipulated hypothesis.
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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 ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]Statement of the ProblemThe problem of the study is to examine the influence of instructional materials on academic performance of students in geography in Ilorin West Local Government Area.  Purpose of the Study    The general purpose of this study is to assess the influence of instructional materials on the teaching and learning of geography and on the students’ academic performance in geography in Ilorin West Local Government Area Secondary Schools of Kwara State. Other specific, ... 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 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---
