ABSTRACT
The study investigated
the availability and utilization of instructional media in the teaching and
learning of social studies in Abia State. The study adopted descriptive survey
research design. A sample of 737 respondents which comprised of 305 teachers
and 432 students drawn from 40 upper basic education public secondary schools
in Abia State that covered the three Education zones,was used. The sample was
arrived at using multi-stage sampling procedure. The instrument for data
collection was a 75- item researcher developed questionnaire titled:
Instructional Media Availability and Utilization Questionnaire (IMAUQ). The
face and content validation of the instrument was carried out by three experts,
two from education technology and one in measurement and evaluation all from
College of Education, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia
State. The internal consistency aspect of the reliability of the instrument was
determined using cronbach alpha statistic and pearson product moment
correlation which yielded an overall index of 0.88 and 0.78. The instrument has
4 clusters with four point rating scales of very high extent (VHE 4), High
extent (HE 3) Low extent (LE2) and very low extent (VLE 1) with 4, 3, 2, and 1
respectively for 1 & 2 research questions while the other, strongly agreed
(SA) Agreed (A) Disagreed (DA) and strongly disagreed (SD) with 4, 3, 2, &
1 ratings respectively addressed questions 3 & 4.. The data was collected
by the researcher with the help of three research assistants. Out of 737 copies
administered ,656 copies representing 89% of the entire instrument distributed
were returned and used for data analysis. Data collected were analyzed using
mean and standard deviations to answer the four research questions raised for
the study while t-test statistic was used to analyzed the four hypotheses that
guided the study at 0.05 level of significance. The results showed among others
that instructional media are available to a low extent in teaching and learning
of social studies in Abia State and also, that there are some strategies to be
adopted to ensure adequate utilization of instructional media in teaching and learning of social studies
in Abia State among others. Based on these findings, the researcher recommended
among others, that Government and principals of public Secondary Schools should
ensure adequate provision of instructional Media to Schools for effective
teaching and learning.
EZENWA, E (2024). Availability and Utilization of Instructional Media in Teaching and Learning of Social Studies in Upper Basic Education Level in Abia State:- : Ezenwa, Francis Stelphin I.. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved May 07, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/availability-and-utilization-of-instructional-media-in-teaching-and-learning-of-social-studies-in-upper-basic-education-level-in-abia-state-ezenwa-francis-stelphin-i-7-2
EZENWA, EZENWA. "Availability and Utilization of Instructional Media in Teaching and Learning of Social Studies in Upper Basic Education Level in Abia State:- : Ezenwa, Francis Stelphin I." Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 25 Apr. 2024, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/availability-and-utilization-of-instructional-media-in-teaching-and-learning-of-social-studies-in-upper-basic-education-level-in-abia-state-ezenwa-francis-stelphin-i-7-2. Accessed 07 May. 2024.
EZENWA, EZENWA. "Availability and Utilization of Instructional Media in Teaching and Learning of Social Studies in Upper Basic Education Level in Abia State:- : Ezenwa, Francis Stelphin I.". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 25 Apr. 2024. Web. 07 May. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/availability-and-utilization-of-instructional-media-in-teaching-and-learning-of-social-studies-in-upper-basic-education-level-in-abia-state-ezenwa-francis-stelphin-i-7-2 >.
EZENWA, EZENWA. "Availability and Utilization of Instructional Media in Teaching and Learning of Social Studies in Upper Basic Education Level in Abia State:- : Ezenwa, Francis Stelphin I." Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2024). Accessed 07 May. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/availability-and-utilization-of-instructional-media-in-teaching-and-learning-of-social-studies-in-upper-basic-education-level-in-abia-state-ezenwa-francis-stelphin-i-7-2