THE INFLUENCE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF BIOLOGY STUDENTS IN IKONO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

Chibuzor A. Ekwonye

Academic Programmes Department

National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE)

Central Area Abuja

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ABSTRACT

This study reported the extent to which instructional media are being utilized in teaching and learning of biology in Ikono local government area of Akwa Ibom state. In order to effectively handle the study, four research questions were formulated to guide the study. Description statistical method was employed to determine the impact of teacher’s effectiveness. Five secondary schools were selected to represent the population of study, the result of the findings revealed that instructional media were not readily available. Many teachers were not competent to integrate technology into teaching and learning. From the analysis, students that was taught with instructional media performed better. It was therefore, recommended that teachers should receive frequent technological training and that instructional media should be made available and accessible in schools to enhance effective teaching and learning.

Keywords: Freq. – Frequency, STEM – Science Technology Education & Mathematics, ICT – Information Communication Technology