ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to determine the effect of instructional materials on the knowledge and attitude of secondary school students towards climate change in NIFOR, Edo State. Thus four (4) research questions and two (2) hypotheses were raised to enable the researcher achieve the objectives of the study.
The study adopted quasi-experimental design. The population of this study comprised of one hundred and fifty (150) students while the sample for the study consisted of fifty (50) students from Junior Secondary School Students, in NIFOR Secondary School, Evboneka, Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. The instrument used for data collection was the structured questionnaire. The face and content approach was used to determine the validity of the instrument, while the test-retest reliability method was used to ascertain the reliability of the instrument. Collected data were analysed using frequency, simple percentage, mean, standard deviation, independent sample t-test and ANOVA.
The analysis revealed that the Students had moderately high knowledge of climate change and their attitude towards it was found to be fair. Based on the findings, the researcher recommended that accurate and detailed information should be passed to the students regarding climate change and the measures that have been put in place to combat it; efforts should be made to implement policies that have been have been put in place at all levels of education; adequate instructional materials should be used to teach climate change and nits related topics in junior secondary schools; Measures should be put in place by heads of secondary schools to help improve the attitude of junior secondary school studse3nts towards climate change; Finally, given the home as the primary agent of socialization, there is need for parents to educate their children about issues relating to climate change and also putting measures in place to inculcate the right attitude towards climate change
