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    ASSESSMENT OF AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NOMADIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN TARABA STATE NIGERIA
    (2014-04) ABBA, MUHAMMAD ALIYU
    This study assessed availability and utilization of instructional materials in the implementation of nomadic education programme in Taraba State, purposely to determine: the extent of provision of instructional materials; relevance of the instructional Materials; quality of Teachers Supply and retention; level of utilization of instructional materials provided; and infrastructural facilities in the implementation of Nomadic Education Programme in Taraba State. Five research Questions and five null hypotheses were raised based on the five objectives of the study. Random sampling was used to select one hundred and twelve respondents in nineteen nomadic primary schools in the three senatorial zones of the state. From the population of six hundred and thirteen nomadic primary school teachers in ninety five nomadic primary schools of Taraba State. Structured questionnaire and observation were used to collect data from the respondents. A four point scale was used for the respondents to indicate their degree of satisfaction. One hundred and twenty respondents’ filled and returned questionnaire. The data collected from the study were analyzed using statistical computation involving frequencies, percentages and chi square. The findings revealed that, there was no adequate provision of instructional materials to nomadic schools. Those instructional materials provided by the teachers, were relevant to the teaching methods but not peculiar to nomadic schools. The teachers lacked adequate knowledge of utilizing modern instructional materials, nomadic schools were grossly under-staffed and special materials/instructional facilities were not adequately supplied by the government. Based on the findings, it was concluded that because of the poor provision of instructional materials in nomadic schools in Taraba State, there was poor utilization of such materials. The study recommended that Government should provide electronic instructional materials to nomadic primary schools, it should be relevant to the content of the curriculum and the pupils age, workshops and seminars on Information Technology (ICT) be organized for nomadic primary school teachers to acquaint them on how to utilize modern instructional materials, government should improve by building concrete classrooms for nomadic schools instead of sitting in an open space or under tree shades.