ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to identify the use of audio - visual materials in the teaching of social studies by in junior secondary schools of Egor Local government area of Edo State Nigeria. The research was carried out as a survey research using relevant literature from journals, magazines, books and the internet. Four research questions were raised and analyzed for the purpose of the study. A random sampling technique was used in selection of 150 social studies teachers were randomly selected from junior secondary schools in Egor local government area. The data were collected with questionnaire instrument and analyzed using simple percentage.
The result revealed that; most of the teachers makes use of audio visual aid like televisions, computers, slides, educational charts, photographs, pictures, radios and textbooks. It is therefore been observed that the extent of availability of audio-visual aids in the schools of study is high, irregular power supply, poor implementation, high cost of audio visual aids, and teachers in Egor Local government area can effectively make use of projectors, pictures, slides, computers, models, textbooks and educational charts for teaching topics in social studies.
Based on the results, it was recommended that education stakeholders in the country should finance provision of computers, power generator, Audio-Visual Aids, and expand teaching aids in all secondary schools. This will enhance the use of Audio-Visual aids in the teaching and learning of social studies, based on the challenges teachers are facing in the use of audio visual aids, regular power supply or an alternative source of power should be provided for the schools, schools administrators should be a motivating force to drive teachers in the usage of teaching aids and most of these audio visual aids should be subsidized by the Government so that schools can afford them and all teachers should be trained on using Audio-Visual Aids to teach due to lack of computer skills. Also Ministry of Education and professional organizations like STAN should organize workshops, seminars and conferences for teachers especially on how to manage Audio-Visual Aids.
