APPRAISAL OF THE AVAILABILITY OF INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES IN TEACHING HISTORY IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN AWKA SOUTH LGA

Abstract

The study appraised the availability of instructional resources for History instruction in secondary schools in Awka South LGA. Four research questions guided the study. Descriptive survey design was adopted. The Population of the study consists of the 8052 JSS1- 3 Secondary School Students and the 19 History teachers in Awka South LGA. Purposive sampling technique was used in arriving at a sample of 241 students and 9 teachers from the selected schools, totaling 250 respondents. The instrument used was a structured Questionnaire. The questionnaire was validated by experts and the reliability testing was done using Cronbach Alpha statistic. The coefficient of internal consistency from the reliability computation was 0.76, which indicates that the instrument was reliable. Data collected were analyzed using mean for the research questions. The findings from this study showed that the use of textbooks, newspapers and map are the most available instructional resources for teaching and learning of History as a school subject. Furthermore, the findings from the study showed that there was paucity of electronic resources in the teaching and learning of History. The study recommended that the Government should supply instructional materials and sponsor the teachers on seminars, conferences and workshops for improvement in the teaching and learning of History.