Email this article Relevance of Instructional Materials in Teaching and Learning of Geography in Katsina State’s Public and Private Schools
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The study assessed the relevance of instructional materials in the teaching and learning of Geography as a school subject in two selected public and two private secondary schools in Funtua Local Government Area of Katsina State, Nigeria. The paper will also assess whether the use of instructional materials in teaching and learning of Geography affect students’ performance in the study area. Two sets of 256 questionnaires were purposely administered to Teachers and students. A set for 16 teachers and another set for 240 Geography students in the study area. The study shows that there is a close relationship between the arousal of students’ interest in learning Geography and subsequently students’ academic performance in the subject. Majority of the Geography teachers (57.50%) always make use of instructional materials in their lesson. Over 90% of the students believe that students’ interest in Geography is aroused as their teachers make use of instructional materials in teaching. It was also observed that there is a dread of modern instructional materials in the study area. Part of the recommendations is to make available modern instructional materials to enhance effective learning and teaching of Geography. There is also the need to regularly organize workshops, conferences and seminars for Geography teachers in both private and public secondary schools to achieve adequate and effective usage of modern instructional materials in the teaching and learning of Geography.
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