THE USEFULNESS OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN ENHANCING STUDENTS ACADEMIC PEFORMANCE IN OFFICE TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME IN PUBLIC TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN EKITI STATE
Abstract
The study examined the usefulness of instructional materials in enhancing students’ academic
performance in office technology and management programme in public tertiary institutions in
Ekiti State. Survey Design was adopted for the study. Two public institutions were selected and
survey at random. Three research questions guided the study. The population of the study consist
of sixty lecturers selected from Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti and the Federal Polytechnic, Ado
Ekiti. Sixty sampled sized was used for the study using Krejcjie and Morgan (1970) table to select
the 60 respondents. The findings revealed that projectors, laptops, white board, e-learning ,
internet facilities are instructional materials for the training of OTM students. The findings also
revealed that instructional materials for the training of OTM students are moderately available in
tertiary institutions of learning in Ekiti State. The finding also revealed that the implication of
obsolete and decayed instructional materials is the production of half-baked graduates to the world
of work. Based on the findings, it was recommended that technological facilities that would aid the
effective instructional delivery should be procured. There should be total overhauling in the
application of Microsoft word application skills to accommodate latest Microsoft software package.
Hence funds should be made available for adequate training and retraining of academic staff in
OTM programme for optimum utilization of sinstructional materials for the teaching of OTM
student
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