ABSTRACT
This study assessed the effect of the use of instructional materials for teachingEconomics in Secondary Schools in Gwagwalada Area Council Abuja, Nigeria.The study was conducted with six research objectives; also, six researchquestions were answered. The study adopted survey research design. Thesample for the study was arrived at using proportionate sampling technique,hence the total of twelve (12) teachers and one hundred and sixty nine (169)students responded to the questionnaire. The analysis of the data collected wasdone using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings among othersshows that: there is a significant difference in the opinions of teachers andstudents on the kind of instructional materials available in teaching Economicsin Secondary schools; and that there is a significant difference in the opinionsof the respondents on teachers’ improvisation of instructional materials inteaching Economics in Secondary Schools in Gwagwalada Area Council,Abuja. Based on the findings, recommendations were made that; adequateinstructional materials for the teaching of Economics in Secondary Schools inFCT Abuja should be provided; teachers should improvise where instructionalmaterials are not available to teach Economics in the Secondary Schools andTeacher education programme should integrate materials development wherebyteachers learn how to design and construct various instructional materials andequipment which could be used for teaching-learning process
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Table of Contents - - - - - - - - vii
List of Tables - - - - - - - - -
List of Figures - - - - - - - - -
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study - - - - - - 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem - - - - - - 5
1.3 Research Question - - - - - - - 6
1.4 Purpose of the Study - - - - - - - 7
1.5 Significance of the Study - - - - - - 8
1.6 Scope/Delimitation of the Study - - - - - 11
1.7 Definition of Terms - - - - - - - 12
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Theoretical Framework - - - - - - - 13
2.2 Concept of Instructional Materials - - - - - 14
2.2.1 Types of Instructional Materials - - - - - 16
2.2.2 Traditional Instructional Materials - - - - - 17
2.2.3 Modern Instructional Materials - - - - - 20
2.3 Characteristics of Instructional Materials - - - - 23
2.3.1 Factors that Determine Choice of Instructional Materials
in Teaching - - - - - - - - 28
2.4 The use of Instructional Materials in Teaching Economics - 33
2.5 Improvisation of Instructional Materials in Teaching Economics 38
2.6 Influence of Instructional Materials in Teaching and Learning
Economics - - - - - - - - - 41
2.7 Measuring the Academic Performance of Economics Students in
Relation to the Availability of Instructional Materials - - 42
2.8 Empirical Studies - - - - - - - 45
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Design - - - - - - - - 50
3.2 Population for the Study - - - - - - 50
3.3 Sample and Sampling Technique - - - - - 51
3.4 Instrument for Data Collection - - - - - 52
3.5 Validation of Instrument - - - - - - 53
3.5.1 Pilot Testing of the Instrument - - - - - 53
3.5.2 Reliability of the Instrument - - - - - - 54
3.6 Procedure for Data Collection - - - - - - 54
3.7 Data Analysis - - - - - - - - 55
CHAPTER FOUR: PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA
4.1 Presentation of Demographic Information - - - - 56
4.2 Response to Research Questions - - - - - 59
4.3 Summary of Findings - - - - - - - 64
4.4 Discussion of Findings - - - - - - - 66
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Summary - - - - - - - - - 69
5.2 Conclusion - - - - - - - - - 70
5.3 Recommendation - - - - - - - - 70
5.4 Suggestion for Further Studies - - - - - 71
References - - - - - - - - - 73
Appendix - - - - - - - - - 78
