ASSESSMENT OF AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF TEXTBOOKS FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KADUNA STATE
ASSESSMENT OF AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF TEXTBOOKS FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KADUNA STATE
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2014-01
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SULEIMAN, JA’AFAR
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This study employs a survey design in the assessment of availability and utilisation of textbooks in teaching and learning English language in Senior Secondary Schools in Kaduna State. The objectives of the study were to ascertain the availability and utilisation of textbooks, determine the extent to which English language teachers are utilising textbooks, determine problems associated with their utilisation in teaching and learning,. A 23 items questionnaire were used to collect data and in answering the research questions that guided this study. A total population of 265 English language teachers were used for the study. A pilot testing was conducted with 20 English language teachers to test the reliability of the instrument. A split-half method and Spearman Rank Correlation was used to analyse and determine the correlation co-efficient. A r=0.75 correlation co-efficient was determined for the reliability. The instrument was subjected to research experts, colleagues and the research supervisors for validation. Simple descriptive statistics in form of frequencies and percentages were used to analyse the data to answer the three research questions. The findings of this study showed that, the first research question was rejected while the other two questions were accepted. The result revealed that Senior Secondary Schools in Kaduna State had inadequate textbooks and learning materials. It was recommended that Kaduna State Government should establish a textbook and instructional materials distribution policy to ensure equal distribution ratio of one to one to every student, across the State.
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THESIS SUBMITTED TO SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA. IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER‟S DEGREE IN INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS AND CURRICULUM, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA
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ASSESSMENT,, AVAILABILITY,, UTILIZATION,, TEXTBOOKS,, TEACHING,, LEARNING,, ENGLISH LANGUAGE,,, SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS,, KADUNA.