EFFECTS OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ON COGNITIVE ACHIEVEMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS STUDENTS IN ECONOMICS IN GOMBE STATE, NIGERIA

Kasim Mohammed Saad

Abstract


The study was carried out to investigate the Effect of use of Instructional Materials on Cognitive Achievement of Secondary Schools Students in Economics in Gombe Metropolis, Gombe State, Nigeria. The study had 2 specific objectives, 2 research questions and 2 null hypotheses. Quasi experimental design was used. The population of the study comprised of 1054 SS II economics students in 17 secondary schools in Gombe Metropolis. Government Day Secondary School Gandu (GDSSG) was purposively selected. The entire 120 SS II economics students of the school formed the sample. The students were divided into two groups (experimental and control group). Economics Cognitive Achievement Test (ECAT) of reliability 0.82 was used as instrument for the study. The experimental group was taught using instructional materials while the control group was taught without instructional materials. Data collected was analyzed using mean, standard deviation and t-test statistics. The findings revealed that students taught with instructional materials performed better than those taught without instructional materials. Also, there is no significant difference in the mean achievement scores of males and females’ students. The null hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance indicated that there is significant difference between the achievement scores of those taught with instructional materials and those taught without instructional materials. It was therefore concluded that using instructional materials in teaching and learning in secondary schools has positive impact on student’s academic performance. The study recommended among others that instructional materials be used in teaching and learning in secondary schools because it has positive impact on student’s performance.


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