Influence of Instructional Resources on Academic Performance of Junior Secondary School Students in Computer Science

Abstract

Instructional resources are major complementary and supplementary resources which aid effective instructional delivery. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the influence of instructional resources on the academic performance of Junior Secondary School students in Computer Science in Egor local government area of Edo State. The population comprised all Junior Secondary School teachers and students in the Local Council. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 200 JSS 1 students and six Computer Science teachers for the study. The instruments were a self-structured checklist and a Computer Science achievement test. The data were analysed using mean, standard deviation, T-test and chi-square. The findings indicated that the sampled schools had no good and functional instructional resources for teaching Computer Science except competent teachers of the subject who were available in the schools. The study found no significant difference in the provision of instructional resources for teaching Computer Science between public and privately owned junior secondary school in the area. It was also established that availability of resources had on influence on the academic performance of students in Computer Science. Based on the findings, it was recommended that government and private school owners should ensure the provision of  a well-equipped computer science laboratory and computer related facilities.