EFFECTS OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ON TEACHING AND LEARNING OF ECONOMICS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ONDO WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ONDO STATE

This study examines the effects of instructional materials on teaching and learning of Economics in secondary schools in Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State.The researcher adopted descriptive survey research design of which questionnaires was used to collect information from the respondents which were administered to two hundred and ten (210)students from seven secondary schools in Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo state through simple random sampling technique.The data collected from the respondents was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.Findings from the study revealed that instructional materials were not adequately available for teaching and learning process and the few ones available ones were not adequately utilized for learning process in secondary school except for textbooks and graph sheet.Thus,it was shown that instructional materials make students to understand the content of the lesson being taught,assist the students to focus on the attention of the subject matter,helps students to assimilate the content of the topic being taught,helps to improve the academic performance of students and that instructional materials helps slow leaner to learn faster during teaching and learning process.However,too large class,lack of electricity in classroom to facilitate the use of visual/audio visual instructional materials,lack of proper maintenance of available instructional materials and inadequate funds to procure instructional materials for use in school hindered its effective utilization in teaching and learning process in school.It was therefore recommended that government and the school administrator should ensure that instructional materials are available and utilized in schools.Also,workshops,conferences and seminars should be organized on how to use instructional materials in secondary schools