EFFECT OF IMPROVISED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ON BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN JUNIOR SECONDARY TWO, BASSA, PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA

Authors

  • Prof. Isaac S. Daramola
  • Onuh James Ph.D,
  • Emmanuel Ishaku Gadi
  • Akoh, Onuh Akoh

Keywords:

Improvised Instructional Materials, Improvisation, Basic Science and Technology, Students’ Performance.

Abstract

The study investigated effect of improvised instructional materials on Basic Science and Technology students’ performance in junior secondary two in Bassa, Plateau State, Nigeria. A quasi-experimental pretest, posttest non-equivalent control group design was adopted for the study. Two research questions were raised and two hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance. The population of the study comprised 936 JS II students, made up of 503 males and 433 females from 18 public secondary schools in Bassa, Plateau State, Nigeria. The sample comprised 214 JS II students selected from two out of the 18 public secondary schools using intact classes. Simple random sampling was used to select the two public schools. Instrument used for data collection was “Basic Science and Technology Performance Test (BSTPT)” with a reliability coefficient of 0.834 obtained using Kuder-Richardson 21 (KR21). Data collected was analyzed using mean and standard deviation for the research questions while t-test and ANCOVA were used to test the hypotheses. Results revealed that students who were taught Basic Science and Technology with the use of improvised instructional materials had better performance than those taught without the use of improvised instructional materials. It was recommended among other things that in the absence of original instructional materials, Basic Science and Technology teachers should be creative to develop and use improvised instructional materials in teaching and learning as it enhances students’ performance.

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Published

2023-02-20

How to Cite

S. Daramola , P. I. ., James Ph.D, O., Ishaku Gadi, E. ., & Onuh Akoh, A. (2023). EFFECT OF IMPROVISED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ON BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN JUNIOR SECONDARY TWO, BASSA, PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA. BW Academic Journal, 9. Retrieved from https://bwjournal.org/index.php/bsjournal/article/view/1145