Crisis of Academic Performance in Secondary Schools and its Nexus with Instructional Materials in Kwara State, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorRaji, Shittu Ade
dc.contributor.authorAmin, Amin
dc.contributor.authorAbdulrahim Halimat, Amin
dc.contributor.authorGeetto, Aishat Aromoke
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-22T12:09:16Z
dc.date.available2021-04-22T12:09:16Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractInstructional materials are very central to the academic performance of students as it helps to improve their knowledge of the subject matter and enhances their understanding of educational concepts and their practical applications for solving societal problems. In spite of the importance of instructional materials to the learning process, most students often complain of being taught principles that seem to be abstract in nature without adequate use of instructional materials, leading to much failure of secondary school students both in the internal and external examinations in Kwara state. This study examined the rate of availability of instructional materials for teaching and its effects on students’ academic performance in Kwara state, using Asa local government area as case study. The study relied on both primary and secondary data, in which 189 questionnaires were collated and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software while existing literature were also analyzed. Majority of the respondents agreed that there are sufficient instructional materials, including chalk board, textbooks and chart in secondary schools in Asa but strongly disagreed that there is availability of other relevant instructional materials, especially, the projector in the schools. Findings of the study also confirmed that the use of instructional material has impacted positively on student academic performance in secondary school in Asa local government and that the large failure of the students was not due to dearth of availability of instructional material. Identified challenges of using instructional materials for secondary school students in the study area included environmental distractions, which made students to pay less attention when lessons are being taught, use of obsolete instructional equipment for the students and high rate of absenteeism among teachers. The study concluded that the use of instructional material is very impactful on the academic performances of students in secondary schools in Asa local government. It is recommended that the Kwara State and Asa local government should procure more instructional materials in secondary schools to take care of new student enrolments.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/4787
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherIlorin Journal of Educationen_US
dc.subjectstudenten_US
dc.subjectMateriaen_US
dc.subjectPerformanceen_US
dc.subjectStudenten_US
dc.titleCrisis of Academic Performance in Secondary Schools and its Nexus with Instructional Materials in Kwara State, Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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