Role of instructional materials in pupils academic performance Department: Education By: besterine97 Project ID: 2814 Rating: (3.0) votes: 17Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThis research work empirically explored the role of instructional materials in pupil’s academic performance. The objectives of the study were ascertain the level of students’ academic performance in Nigeria, examine the influence of instructional material utilization on teaching in primary schools of Nigeria, determine measures for preventing low academic performance using instructional materials in primary schools of Nigeria. The scope of the study is all primary schools of FCT making use of student and staff of some selected primary schools, the behaviourist theory was used as a framework. The research design used for this study is survey,the population targeted for this study consists of all primary schools in Nigeria, a total of 50 schools was used as sample size consisting of 300 questionnaires administered to students and staffs and cluster sampling technique was applied. Instrument used for this study is the questionnaire. Data were collected from primary sources. From the analysis of the data, the findings shows that the level of pupil’s academic performance in junior primary schools is high, the level of pupil’s academic performance taught with instructional materials is very high, the problem of low academic performance can be solved using instructional materials such as prints, visuals. Following the findings, it was recommended that pupils should be taught using instructional materials, teachers should use the different instructional materials when teaching such as prints, visuals, audio, and audio-visuals. The study concludes that the use of instructional materials when teaching in primary schools should be embraced as this will help raise the level of comprehension. Keywords: instructional materials, academic performance, primary school, educational system. ...Preview Download Preview +Other Education project topics and materials you might be interested in»The effect of continuous assessment on academic performance of students in school (a case study of Okitipupa local government area of Ondo state)»Strategies for improving low academic performance in English language in secondary schools»The use of extensive reading in promoting communication competence in secondary school»Influence of social media on the performance of secondary school students as perceived by teachers»The effect of overpopulation on the academic performance of students - a case study of Uselu secondary school, Benin City»Effect of drill and practice on the academic achievement of students in English language in junior secondary schools»Factors affecting the effective implementation of continuous assessment in Oredo local government area of Edo state»The problems of primary school education in Kano State»Factors affecting the implementation of universal basic education in some selected primary schools»Effect of school environment on the academic performance of primary school students»Efficacy of mastery learning on retention and performance in identified threshold concepts in chemistry among secondary school students in Kano municipal, Nigeria»Cultism in Nigeria's tertiary institutions - a case study of Lagos state university»Factors associated with the mass failure of students in integrated science in secondary schools»Impact of principal’s leadership style on students’ academic performance in some selected secondary schools of Gwale local government area, Kano state»The impact of language laboratory for effective teaching and learning of oral English in junior secondary school in Aninri local government area