THE IMPACT OF INSTRUCTION MATERIAL IN TEACHING AND LEARNING OF ECONOMICS IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OVIA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE

ABSTRACT

The study investigated The impact of instructional materials in teaching and learning of Economics in senior secondary in Ovia North Local Government of Edo State. To achieve the purpose of the study, Three (3) research questions were raised and examined. for the study will be made up of 100 respondents, of which  10 are permanent economics teachers and 90 students of SS2 of which  Simple random sampling was used to select only permanent teachers from each school, whereas, students were selected  base   on the population of SS2 class of the selected 10 public senior secondary school in Ovia North Local Government of  Edo State. The  instrument  that  was used  for  the  data  collection  was a structured questionnaire titled "The Impact of Instructional Materials in Teaching and Learning of  Economics Questionnaire" (IIMTLEQ). The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. An analysis of data was done using frequency count and simple percentage.

The findings from the study include that there is significant impact in the use of instructional materials for the teaching and application of Economics in senior secondary schools public senior secondary school in Ovia North Local Government of Edo State. It was concluded that there is a significant difference in the academic performance of senior secondary school students in Economics due to the use of instructional material in senior secondary schools public senior secondary school in Ovia North Local Government of Edo State. The study recommended among others that the government should Encourage educators to further integrate diverse instructional materials into their teaching methodologies. This could include multimedia resources, hands-on activities, simulations, and real-world examples to cater to different learning styles and enhance comprehension.