Influence of Instructional Materials on Students’ Academic Performance in Biology in Calabar South Local Government Area, Cross River State

Abstract

The study examined the influence of instructional materials on students’ academic performance in Biology in Calabar South Local Government Area, Cross River State. The independent variables examine were; availability of instructional materials, accessibility of instructional materials and utilization of instructional materials while dependent variable is students’ academic performance in Biology. To achieve the purpose of the study, three research questions and three research hypotheses were posed and formulated respectively to guide the study. Literature was reviewed based on the variables in the study. The research design was adopted for this study was Ex-post facto design. Two hundred (200) SS2 students who offered Biology in public secondary schools were randomly selected for this study. The instrument used for data collection was a 15-item questionnaire named influence of instructional materials on students’ academic performance in Biology Questionnaire (IISAPB) constructed by the researcher. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Co-efficient-test statistic was used as statistical tool for data analysis. Each of the hypotheses was tested at .05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that there is a significant relationship between availability of instructional materials, accessibility of instructional materials, utilization of instructional materials and academic performance of students in Biology the academic performance of SS 11 students in Biology in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended among others that, there is the need for the development of positive attitudes by the teacher toward the use of instructional materials for their students. This will encourage the development of their proficiency.