ABSTRACT
The study examines the influence of instructional managements in teaching of Biology and academic achievement among Nursing School Students in School of Nursing, Ilorin, Kwara State.
The study was carried out in Kwara State School of Nursing, Ilorin with 150 students made up the sampling population randomly selected using stratified random sampling technique, three research questions to collect relevant data for the study which was analyzed using frequency count and percentage statistical tool.
The findings revealed that instructional materials influence teaching and learning processes, it make learning more concrete and facilitate effective understanding of the difficulty aspect of the subject (Biology).
However, the recommendation put forward is that, teachers should be well-trained on the use of instructional materials in their teaching and that adequate fund should be provided for the school to secure necessary and appropriate instructional materials relevant to different instructions.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE PAGES I
CERTIFICATION II
DEDICATION III
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS IV
ABSTRACT VI
TABLE OF CONTENTS VII
LIST OF TABLES X
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study 1
Statement of the Problem 5
Purpose of the Study 6
General Questions 6
Research Questions 7
Significance of the Study 8
Delimitation of the Study 9
Definition of Major Terms 9
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF LITERATURE
The Concept of Instructional
Materials 11
Classification and Criteria for
Instructional Material
Utilization in Classroom Interaction 15
Factors Influencing Biology
Instruction in Nursing
Schools 20
Influence of Instructional Materials and Quality of Instruction in Biology 24
Instructional Materials and Students
Academic
Achievement 33
Summary of Literature Reviewed 36
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research Design 40
Population 41
Sample and Sampling Technique 41
Research Instrument 41
Validity of the Instrument 42
Reliability of the Instrument 43
Administration of the Instrument 43
Procedure for Data Analysis 43
CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Results 44
Discussion 51
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
Summary 53
Conclusion 54
Implication of the Study 55
Recommendations 55
Limitation of the Study 56
Suggestions for Further Studies 57
REFERENCES 59
APPENDIX 61
LIST OF TABLES
Table 4.1: Percentage of Male and Female Respondents 45
Table 4.2: Respondent Age Range 45
Table 4.3: Uses of the available
instructional material in teaching
by the teachers in Nursing School. 47
Table 4.3: Showing Relevance of
Instructional Materials in
Nursing School Students Academic Achievement 50
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study
In
recent years science has become a highly esteemed and important set of subjects
in the country, moreso, that newly in the history of human kind has a society
been so dependent upon scientific knowledge as ours. This made science
educators to be greatly concerned with students opinion and their attitude to
the teaching of science subjects in our schools.
Science
as a discipline is termed to be creative structure built upon facts while
Daramola (1998) saw science as the utilization of physical objects in the
exploration of natural phenomena and betterment of living for human beings.
Scientific knowledge is needed by all citizens so as to have an ideal of the
way by which they feed cloth and provide shelters for themselves.
This
human imagination can lead to the provision of material which enhances human
welfare through the process of apprehending human needs. The scientific method
consist of the process, observation and experimentation which leads to critical
explanation of the nature through in the universe.
Biology
is a branch of science which deals with the study of living and non-livings
that is both plants and animals. Biology as a science subject is one of the
elementary course in Nursing School Curriculum as it deals the study of cells,
organs, tissues, their functions and system which helps in the development of
scientific skills, attitude and interest as well as the provision of biological
factors, concepts and principles (Sargin, 2001).
Biology
education is beneficially to individual in many ways, these include;
- Helping
the individual to understand the parts of the body and its function.
- Enabling
one to question superstition.
- Bringing
into focus the need to maintain good health.
- Promoting
the individual for choice of career such as teaching, medicine, nursing and
pharmacy e.t.c.
Because of its numerous benefits,
biology is a very popular choice among science subject nation wide. It is
offered by candidate sitting for the Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE
O’Level) compulsory.
Instructional
materials are relevant for the teaching of biology and they are very exclusive
as it help to facilitate effective understanding of the rudimentary aspect of
the subject.
Salami
(2005) defined instructional materials as collection of materials and equipment
that can be used to facilitate the process of communication otherwise called
interaction in the classroom teaching. Such materials are organized and used to
effect a control of message, to motivate, catch and hold attention, stimulate the
function of the human sense thus aiding understanding and interpretation and or
recreation of meaning.
The
teaching of biology in Nigerian schools is aimed at the attainment of the
following objectives to create awareness on the importance of the subject to
equip the student with the ability to discover their environment and recognized
the scientific basis of some natural environment around them. Biology is
relevant to heath technological development, feeding and general welfare of
people.
Its
scope and potential is relevant to environmental education through such courses
as ecology/microbiology, medicine, pharmacology, nursing, physiology. Its roles
as a transforming a great recognized as crucial especially in developing
economy.
In
view of this acts any improvement in the teaching and learning process of
biology were seen as a step to sound educational function at all levels of our
educational system. In this perspective, the factor responsible for mass
failure in biology are lack of trained teacher, insufficient facilities,
unavailability of up-to-date textbooks, unseriousness on the part of the
students and above all lack of motivation on the part of the lectures who
handle the course. In addition to these, lack of basic instructional packages and
indifferent attitude of the students could facilitate students poor performance
biology in Nursing Schools.
The
concern of the study is to investigate into the influence of instructional
materials in the teaching of Biology and the Academic Achievement of the
students in Nursing School Ilorin.
Statement of the Problem
INVESTIGATION TO THE INFLUENCE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL ON TEACHING OF BIOLOGY AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AMONG NURSING SCHOOL STUDENT IN ILORIN, KWARA STATE
