USE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS BY TEACHERS IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE IN IREPODUN LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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TITLE PAGE i

CERTIFICATION ii

DEDICATION iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv

TABLE OF CONTENT vi

LIST OF TABLES ix

ABSTRACT x

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1

1.1BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY 1

1.2 STATEMENT OF RESEARCH PROBLEM 3

1.3 STATEMENT OF RESEARCH QUESTIONS 4

1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 5

1.5 JUSTIFICATION FOR THE STUDY 5

1.6 LIMITATION TO THE STUDY 6

1.7 DEFINITION OF TERM 6

CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 7

2.1 TEACHING AND LEARNING OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE 7

2.2 PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS 8

2.3 AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE SYLLABUS AND

USE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS 10

CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 13

3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN 13

3.2 POPULATION AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUE 14

3.3 INSTRUMENTATION 15

3.4 METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS 15

CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS 16

4.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF THE SCHOOLS 16

4.1.1 YEARS OF SCHOOLS EXISTENCE 16

4.1.2 NUMBERS OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE TEACERS

IN SCHOOLS 17

4.2 INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS USED BY TEACHERS 18

4.2.1 TYPES OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS USED

BY TEACHERS 18

4.2.2 PROVISION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

USED BY TEACHERS 19

4.2.3 LIKENESS OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE BY STUDENTS 20

4.2.4 STUDENTS ATTITUDE TO AGRIC SCIENCE TEACHERS 21

4.2.5 INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS LIKED BY STUDENTS 22

4.3 EXTENT OF USE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS BY

TEACHERS 23

4.3.1 FREQUENCY OF USE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS BY

TEACHERS 23

4.3.2 TIME OF USE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS BY TEACHERS 24

4.3.2 INTEREST OF TEACHERS IN THE USE OF INSTRUCTIONAL

MATERIALS 24

4.4 EFFECTS OF USE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS BY

TEACHERS 26

4.4.1 ATTITUDES OF STUDENTS TO INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS BY

TEACHERS 26

4.4.2 EFFECTS OF USE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

ON STUDENTS 27

CHAPTER FIVE SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1 SUMMARY OF MAJOR FINDINGS 29

5.2 CONCLUSIONS 31

5.3. RECOMMENDATIONS 32

REFERENCES 33

APPENDIX 34