Evaluation of Relevance of Instructional Materials for Teaching and Learning of Economics among Senior Secondary Schools in North West, Nigeria

Abstract

This research examined the Evaluation of Relevance of Instructional Materials for Teaching and Learning of Economics among Senior Secondary Schools in North West, Nigeria. The main objective of this study is to evaluation the relevance of instructional materials for teaching and learning of Economics in senior secondary schools in North West, Nigeria. The study established one specific objective, one research question and one null hypothesis which were subsequently tested for the study. The study reviewed two related theories, concepts and thirty (30) relevant empirical studies. The study employed a descriptive survey research design. The target population of the study comprised of one hundred and eight thousand, nine hundred and seventy-four (108,974) respondents which included Senior Secondary School Two (SS II) Economics students and Economics teachers from the seven states of the North West Geo-Political Zone of Nigeria. A sample size of three hundred and eighty-four (384) respondents were selected for the study using multistage sampling techniques. However, a 4-point-likert scale questionnaire with fifty (50) items was used as instruments for this study. The instrument was pilot tested and the reliability coefficients of 0.85 was obtained using Cronbach's Alpha. The data collected was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistic. Frequency and mean was used to analyze the research questions while the two null hypotheses were tested using Mann-Whitney U-test at 0.05 level of significance. This is because, the data obtained was ordinal and discreet in nature. The results indicated the retaining of the hypothesis at a significance level of 0.05. The study’s findings revealed that, instructional materials for teaching and learning of Economics in Senior Secondary Schools in North West, Nigeria were relevant. The study concluded that, instructional materials were generally relevant for teaching and learning of Economics in Senior Secondary Schools in North West, Nigeria. Based on the findings and conclusion of this study, the following recommendation was made: Governments, policymakers, and school management should provide and sustain the provision of relevant instructional materials for teaching and learning of Economics in Senior Secondary Schools in North West, Nigeria. This could be done by ensuring school heads, head of departments, and head of subjects take regular supervision of lessons to ascertain the instructional materials relevance, proper utilization, handling and storage. Furthermore, School heads should also encourage the school PTA for their continuous supply and supports in the aspect of instructional materials.