Instructional Material: It’s Availability, Suitability and Utilization in Teaching Biology at G.S.S, Hong
1Fami E. Pakka, 1Habila Sonka, 1Winfred William & 2Mercy. L. Davaza
1Department of Biology, Adamawa State College of Education, Hong.
2Adamawa State College of Education, Hong
Email: elijahfami@gmail.com; mercyemma906@gmail.com winfredwilliam9@gmail.com;
sambiochemist@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
This is a survey on the use of instructional materials in teaching Biology at
Government Senior Secondary School, Hong. The study aimed at documenting on the availability, suitability/relevance and the utilization of instructional materials in the school among senior secondary two (2). 81 respondents comprising of 2 biology teachers and 79 students were given a structured questionnaire to complete after seeking due consent from the school authority and the respondent in person. Over 80.0% of the responses indicated that there were adequate instructional materials for teaching Biology in the school. More than 85% inked that the instructional materials
were relevant and that they understood better when they were used in teaching and slightly above 53% agreed that the instructional materials available were utilized during lesson delivery. It was recommended that there should be teacher training/retraining in the uses of modern instructional materials in teaching biology Keywords: Instructional Materials, Availability, Suitability/Relevance, Utilization,Hong
