ABSTRACT
The investigation on The Effect of Inadequacy of Science Instructional material on the Academic Performance of Biology Students in Ovia North-East LGA, Edo State, Four (4) research questions served as its guidelines, and it used a descriptive survey study design. It sought to find out how many schools in Ovia North-East LGA will have adequate science instructional materials? Will there be significant effect of instructional materials on the academic performance of science students? Will there be significant effect of instructional materials on students' academic performance in biology based on gender, and on students' academic performance in biology based on the type of school?
The study employed a sample of Biology students in Ovia North-East LGA and a total of (100) respondent which were collected from three public schools and three private schools. The researcher-developed questionnaire titled Questionnaire on the Effect of Inadequacy of Science Instructional Material on the Academic Performance of Students in Biology used as the data collection tool. There are twenty (20) items on the questionnaire. To respond to Research question 1, descriptive statistics such as mean were used while Research question 2-4 which had hypotheses were tested using Chi-square.
The study found that most secondary schools do not have adequate science Instructional Materials. The study also reveal that science Instructional materials do not have significant effect on Student's academic performance based on gender and also based on school type. It was suggested that biology Instructional materials should receive adequate funding, staff and Students should receive adequate training on how to properly improvise Instructional materials, store Instructional materials appropriately, provide accurate records/logistics, replace damaged/faulty instructional materials and plan, implement, supervise, monitor, and evaluate all Science Instructional materials users.
