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INFLUENCE OF
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ON TEACHING OF BASIC SCIENCES IN PRE-SCHOOLS
ABSTRACT
The study
examined the influence
of instructional materials on the teaching of Basic Science in
Selected schools in, Makurdi. This study
made use of Survey Research Design. TEN (10) Government and private pre schools
were used. It had the population of 2,150 basic science students and 30 basic
science teachers. Sample of 206 students
were randomly selected with 10 basic science teachers. The instrument used for collection of data
was a questionnaire designed by the researcher for the teachers and students of
basic science. Based on this study, instructional materials was seen as
possessing characteristics of visibility, simplicity, attraction, and clarity.
That instruction material is important to influence students academic
performance in basic science.
Recommendations were made in line with the findings, which include the
basic science teachers should endeavour to use and try to improvise
instructional materials for effective teaching of basic science in pre
schools. Government should ensure the
adequate employment of dedicated and qualified basic science teachers and make
funds available and sponsor the teachers
attendance at conferences,
seminars, and workshops
on utilization of basic science instructional materials. In
conclusion, students perform better when appropriate and improvised materials
were made available and utilized in teaching basic science. The basic science
knowledge and subsequent performance of students in both pre and pre
pre schools and basic science as a subject becomes more interesting to learn
when it was taught by experienced, well committed, dedicated and qualified
basic science teachers. Teaching of
basic science will not be completed if the instructional materials needed to
facilitate learning are not sourced for, and properly utilized for each basic
science topic designed to be taught and construct others using available local
materials.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study
The
influence of instructional materials on teaching of basic science has being noted
in promoting students’ academic performance, teaching and learning in
educational development. The teaching of Basic Science in Nigerian pre schools
needs to be properly handled. Creativity contributes to the nation’s economic
development, hence, the need to be taught thoroughly if it is to meet the
educational and economic development.
Basic Science is one of the subjects in Pre Schools, it cannot be taught
effectively without the use of appropriate instructional materials (Ajayi,
1988. Learning by doing was emphasized in the curriculum so that the students
should be able to understand the simple basis of science and learn to be
creative. A series of activities were
suggested in the curriculum to ensure the development of
psychomotor skills in basic
science by the
students. Students achievement should be continuously assessed through
various forms of tests and their experiments’s should be well organized in
class and laboratories. Also individual assessments should be carried out to
ascertain those students who are educationally sound, so that proper attention
can be given more on those still struggling to meet up. From research,
educational materials when given to students, especially books with pictures of
inventions, it spurs the wide thinking of students to take their academics
seriously. Hence for effective
and positive creative thinking to be done by children in
pre schools, there is suppose to be teaching aids that this students will
accept and learn faster with.(Oyedun, 2000).
The teacher
alone cannot provide
all the needed
condition for an
effective teaching and learning
process, other supporting
materials should be
provided. The students learn
better when most of the senses are appealed to the instruction and use of
instructional materials in creativity science education has added a new
dimension in the positive promotion of the teaching and learning process. It provides the much need sensory
experiences needed by the learners for an effective and meaningful behavioural
change. Instructional materials are meant to improve the quality of education
for effective academic performance of basic science students in schools. The
performance of the students on the intended learning outcome provide the
validation – loop on the success of the interaction and instruction (Bakare,
1986).
Teachers
normally dodge the use of instructional materials in most of their teaching
topics, while they try to do all they could during their experiments teaching
in their course of study; even though some of these materials are not usually
available in the schools for teachers’ use. Basic science experimentss use a
lot of specimens/ materials based on the specific experiment to be carried
out. Most of these materials are only
made available for students’ use for the purpose of examinations. These
specimens are those that have not been seen or used before by the students. “In
most of the pre schools, instructional materials are not judiciously used
expecially public schools with no adequate libraries as ought to be. Many teachers teach in abstract without using
the required materials” (Ibrahim, 2000).
In making
use of any instructional materials, such materials must be previewed that is,
having full knowledge of the material; prepare the environment where it will be
used; prepare audience by means of making sure that the materials to be used
will attract attention, arouse, motivate and provide the rationale that could
be used in the beginning, middle or end.
The effectiveness of utilizing appropriate instructional materials in
teaching and learning of basic science is not void of quality instructor. In order to give quality education to the
younger generation, there is need for employment of more competent, experienced
and qualified basic science teachers.
The need to
identify the suitable instructional materials, by which students can be made to
comprehend the extent of the subject easily and intelligibly, is the focus of
this study. An indepth
look at the
pre schools basic science programmes revealed that there is the need
for improving all phases of the programmes (IMAA, 2004). For example, there is
need for the introduction and use of instructional materials and equipments for
use in both the classrooms and school laboratorys. The broad aim of any good training materials
are to induce and support the learning process that leads to improve on-the-job
performance through affecting changes in the knowledge, attitudes, skills and
practices of the learners. With the
above reasons, it is worth investigating the influence of instructional
materials in the teaching of Basic Science in our Pre Schools, for better
performance of students in their examination and chosen career in the field of
creativity. If instructional materials are used in Pre Schools, it would help
improving the teaching and learning and hence the academic performance of
students in Basic Science effectively.
1.2
Statement of the Problem
Many of the
school authorities have very lukewarm attitudes over the provision of needed
tools, equipments, and specific educational materials for basic science,
especially for experiments in pre schools. This
non-challant attitude tend to
retard genuine efforts of some teachers of basic science in the pre
schools. Inspite of the emphasis being
placed on basic science as one of the subjects in pre schools, there is usually
not enough time provided in the time-table for a meaningful basic science work
(Adeyemi, 2000).
Anything
that saves students from performing poorly in basic science, will also save
parents or guardians from wasting their hard-earned money. It may put an end to parents or guardians
wasting their hard-earned money re-enrolling their wards to repeat basic
science examinations which they
are not guaranteed passing even
after several attempts. The
unusual way some basic science teachers approach the
teaching of
basic science has contributed to the students’ development of negative attitude
to both the subjects and the teachers. Most of the pre schools cannot meet up
with the academic (experiments) requirements of this subject as they lack
instructional materials for adequate teaching and learning of the subject.
1.3 Objectives of the Study
The major
objective of this study is to determine the influence of instructional
materials on teaching basic science in pre schools, in makurdi, Benue state.
The specific objectives are to:
Identify the
types of instructional materials being used for teaching in order to achieve
students’ academic performance in basic science;
Determine
the characteristics of instructional materials that can be used to influence
students academic performance in basic science;
Evaluate the
importance of using instructional materials to achieve students academic
performance in basic science.
Examine the
factors affecting the use of instructional materials to influence the academic
performance of students in basic science.
1.4 Research Questions
The
following research questions were answered in the course of the study.
What are the
types of instructional materials available for use in the teaching of basic
science to students in pre schools in Benue State?
What are the
characteristics of instructional materials being used to teach students basic
science in pre schools in makurdi ?
What is the
importance of instructional
materials on basic science in pre schools in makurdi?
What are the
factors affecting the use of instructional materials in teaching basic science
in pre schools in makurdi ?
1.5 Research Hypotheses
The
following null hypotheses (Ho) were stated to guide the study.
There is no
significant relationship between the use of available instructional materials
and students academic performance in basic science in pre schools in Benue
State.
There
is no
significant relationship between
the characteristics of
good instructional materials used and academic performance of students
in basic science in pre schools in Benue State.
There
is no
significant relationship between
the importance of
using instructional
materials and the
academic performance of
students in basic science in pre
schools in Benue State.
There is no
significant relationship between the factors affecting the use of instructional
materials and students’ academic performance in basic science in pre schools in
Benue State.
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