ASSESSMENT OF AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NOMADIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN TARABA STATE NIGERIA
ASSESSMENT OF AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NOMADIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN TARABA STATE NIGERIA
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2014-04
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ABBA, MUHAMMAD ALIYU
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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.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA -NIGERIA. IN
PARTIAL FULFULLMENT FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF
EDUCATION (M ED) IN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION AND
CURRICULUM
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA.
May, 2014
Keywords
ASSESSMENT,, AVAILABILITY,, UTILIZATION,, INSTRUCTIONAL,, MATERIALS,, IMPLEMENTATION,, NOMADIC,, EDUCATION,, PROGRAMME,, TARABA STATE, NIGERIA.