AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN TEACHING COMPUTER STUDIES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN GWANDU METROPOLIS, KEBBI STATE

Abstract

This study investigated the availability and utilization of instructional materials in teaching computer studies in secondary schools in Gwandu metropolis. The poor performance of students recorded for computer studies within Kebbi State was the driving force in carrying out this study. To carry out this investigation, 45 teachers and 3,385 students in three schools from Gwandu metropolis were selected using stratified random sampling technique. Raw score from respondents with other data obtained from a questionnaire and in-depth interview were used for computation. Analysis of the data obtained was analyzed using frequency and percentile interpretation and content analyses. Findings from the computation showed that there are adequate instructional materials where 56.7% of respondents are in agreement that Government should be responsible for the provision of instructional materials to schools while 43.3% have a contrary view. Based on the findings, it is then recommended that government at all levels; Local, State and Federal governments join hands together to enact policies or law encouraging only professionally trained computer science teachers to teach computer studies in secondary schools. The availability of instructional materials should be supported with routine maintenance. Train teachers on the need of improvisation and in addition procure new materials after a period of at least ten (10) years. This would certainly enhance availability and utilization of instructional materials in secondary schools.