INFLUENCE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS’ INTEGRATED SCIENCE IN ODEDA LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OGUN STATE

Abstract

This study aimed at investigating the effects of use of instructional materials on students’ academic performance in junior secondary school’s Integrated Science. The study adopted a pretest-posttest quassi-experimental design. The population of the study comprised of all Junior Secondary Schools students of Odeda Local Government, Abeokuta, Ogun State while a sample of 30 JSS 2 students of integrated science took part in the study. Data collected were analysed using simple percentage and mean. Findings of the study revealed that learning is made easy with the aid of instructional materials among others. Based on this finding, it was recommended among others that there should be a policy formulation that will ensure adequate provision for instructional materials both foreign and local.