EFFECT OF TWO MODES OF IMPROVISED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS' ACHIEVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT IN OBOLLO-AFOR ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA

📄 Project Abstract

This study determined the effect of two modes of improvised instructional materials on secondary school students' achievement in Obollo-Afor Education Zone. Five research questions and five hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The design was quasi-experimental pre-test - posttest non-randomised, non-equivalent group. The population for the study comprised all the 3,758 senior secondary two (SS II) students of the 37 co-educational schools in Obollo Afor education zone. The sample consisted of 149 (71 males and 78 females) students drawn randomly from four comparable schools. Students in two schools, one urban and the other rural were taught government using teacher-improvised instructional materials while students from the other two schools were guided in improvising instructional materials that were used to teach them. A researcher- made Government Achievement Test (GAT) was the instrument used for the study. The instrument was tested for reliability yielding a reliability ...