Abstract
This study examined influence of resource
availability and utilization of secondary school Economics teachers’
instructional effectiveness in Imo state. The study adopted descriptive survey
research design. A sample of 579 respondents which comprised 26 Economics
teachers and 553 Senior Secondary II Economics students was drawn from 11163
respondents being the population of all the 523 Economics teachers and 10640 SS
II students in them 300 public secondary school in Imo state, Nigeria. The study adopted a multi-stage sampling
technique. The instruments for data collection were Economics Resource
Availability for Instructional Effectiveness Questionnaire (ERAIEQ) and Economics
Resource Utilization for Instructional Effectiveness Questionnaire (ERUIEQ) which
had a 20-item each with four clusters and 4-point response scales of Very High
Extent, High Extent, Low Extent, and Very Low Extent with 4, 3, 2, and 1
ratings respectively that addressed the research questions. The face validation
of the instruments was carried out by three experts: two Economics teachers from
the department of Educational Management and one in measurement and evaluation
in the Department of Science Education, all from College of Education, Michael
Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State. The internal consistency
aspect of the reliability of the instruments was determined using Cronbach
alpha statistic which yielded an overall index of 0.87 and 0.79 respectively.
The data was collected by the researcher with the help of three trained research
assistants. . Out of 579 copies of the instruments administered, 532 copies
representing 92% were returned and used for data analysis. Mean and standard
deviations were used to answer the eight research questions raised for the
study while t- test statistic was used to test the eight hypotheses that guided
the study at 0.05 level of significant. The results showed among others that availability
of teacher resources and time allocation influenced Economics teachers’
instructional effectiveness in secondary to a very high extent while the
utilization of teachers, laboratory
equipment, ICT facilities and time allocation influence Economics teachers’
instructional effectiveness in secondary schools to a very high extent. Based
on the results, it was recommended among others that Government should employ
adequate number of qualified Economics teachers that should teach Economics in
secondary schools.
GRACE, O (2024). Influence of Resource Availability and Utilization on Secondary School Economics Teachers Instructional Effectiveness in Imo State, Nigeria:- Ogbo, Grace O. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Dec 25, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/influence-of-resource-availability-and-utilization-on-secondary-school-economics-teachers-instructional-effectiveness-in-imo-state-nigeria-ogbo-grace-o-7-2
ONYEBUCHUKWU, GRACE. "Influence of Resource Availability and Utilization on Secondary School Economics Teachers Instructional Effectiveness in Imo State, Nigeria:- Ogbo, Grace O" Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 17 Apr. 2024, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/influence-of-resource-availability-and-utilization-on-secondary-school-economics-teachers-instructional-effectiveness-in-imo-state-nigeria-ogbo-grace-o-7-2. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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ONYEBUCHUKWU, GRACE. "Influence of Resource Availability and Utilization on Secondary School Economics Teachers Instructional Effectiveness in Imo State, Nigeria:- Ogbo, Grace O" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2024). Accessed 25 Dec. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/influence-of-resource-availability-and-utilization-on-secondary-school-economics-teachers-instructional-effectiveness-in-imo-state-nigeria-ogbo-grace-o-7-2