RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE USE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ETI OSA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF LAGOS STATE

 Uchechi Chukwuma Ohanele

ABSTRACT

Over the years, performance of secondary school students especially in West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) and National Examination Council (NECO) in some schools has not been encouraging. Due to their performance on the various subjects, researches have shown that one of the causes of poor performance in these certificate examinations is inadequate use of instructional materials. Therefore, this research was designed to find out the relationship between the use of instructional materials and academic performance at secondary schools in Eti Osa local government area of Lagos state. To achieve this, the researcher embarked on drawing and distributing the copies of questionnaire to the students and teachers of the selected schools. The data collected was analyzed in figures and converted to percentage as well as using Person Correlation Coefficient Statistical tool. Each hypothesis was tested at alpha level of 0.05.  It was discovered that the use of instructional materials has not been effective in most schools. Finally, some recommendations were made to the government, school authority, school proprietors and teachers as regard the provision, application and usage of appropriate instructional materials to enhance teaching – learning process

Keywords: Academic Performance, Instructional materials, Government, West African Examination Council and National Examination Council