Abstract
Indigenous instructional resources are the local or native resources which the teachers use to make abstract lessons more meaningful and understandable. However, lack of instructional resources and inappropriate utilization could contribute to poor performance of students. Therefore, this study investigated (i) the types of indigenous instructional resources that are available for basic technology (ii) if basic technology teachers use indigenous instructional resources (iii) influence of gender in using indigenous instructional resources by teacher in secondary school in Kwara State. The survey method was adopted, and data was collected using a researcher-design questionnaire to gather necessary information which inference was drawn from. The sample of this study was selected using the simple random sampling techniques. 312 respondents. The finding revealed that the available indigenous instructional resources are being utilized by basic technology teachers and there was no significant difference between male and female teacher utilization of indigenous instructional resources for teaching basic technology. The study concluded that indigenous instructional resources are being utilized by basic technology teachers in secondary school in Kwara State. This implies that lessons taught with the guide of indigenous instructional material arouse learners’ interest to understand what is been taught. It was therefore recommended that need to evolve policy actions that will increase access to indigenous instructional resources and actions to improve its quality.
Highlights
Background of the studyEducation is the backbone of any society and yardstick that can be used to access the development of that society or country
Research Question One: What kind of indigenous instructional resources are available for basic technology in secondary schools in Kwara State?
The kind of indigenous instructional resources that were available for basic technology in secondary schools in Kwara State was investigated and the result was presented in table 5
Summary
Education is the backbone of any society and yardstick that can be used to access the development of that society or country. Education serves as the bedrock of every society and a tool for nation building. Education is indispensable and an inevitable instrument for social and economic mobility at the personal level and an essential instrument for the transformation of society at the national level. Educated individuals are seen to be a crucial catalyst for any economy through driving technological diffusion and utilization, among others (Osabuohien & Efobi, 2012). Education in Nigeria is nationally conceptualized not just as the medium for cultural transmission but as the main vehicle for accelerating individual, community and national development (Kazeem & Ige, 2010). Amosa (2016) stated that education connotes knowledge or skill acquired or developed through a learning process
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