INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TEACHER QUALITY AS PREDICTOR OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN PHYSICS AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WITHIN MAIDUGURI METROPOLIS, BORNO STATE

ABSTRACT This study examines the instructional materials and teacher quality as predictor of academic performance in physics among senior secondary school student within Maiduguri Metropolis, Borno State. The study was guided by four objectives and four research questions. The study employed the descriptive survey research design population of the study consist of 15 physics teachers in the 64 public schools in Maiduguri Metropolis. The proportionate stratified random sampling technique was used to select a sample of 5% of 10 out of 25 physics teachers from 3 public senior secondary schools. A questionnaire titled “instructional materials and teachers quality as predictor of academic performance in physics among senior secondary schools students within Maiduguri Metropolis, Borno State” questionnaire containing 20 items was used in conducting the study. Data were analyzed using percentage. The finding of the study reveals among others that most of the senior secondary school students prepare the use of instructional materials in teaching them. The study recommend among others that school management and government should provide adequate instructional materials for teaching physics in our senior secondary school in Maiduguri Metropolis, Borno State.