Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to explore the usage of instructional materials and the
associate challenges with the usage in lesson delivery in basic schools in the Akropong
circuit of the Atwima Nwabiagya District in the Ashanti Region. The objectives of the
study were to determine the instructional materials available, find out the effect of
instructional materials usage on lesson delivery, and to ascertain the challenges on the
use of instructional material in lesson delivery in Basic Schools in the Akropong Circuit
of the Atwima Nwabiagya District. Descriptive cross-sectional survey design using the
quantitative approach was used for the study. The target population of the study consists
of all the 95 headteachers and teachers in the seven public Junior High Schools in the
Akropong Circuit. Purposive sampling technique was used to select all the seven head
teachers. Simple random sampling technique was also used to select 10 teachers from
each of the seven Junior High Schools making a sample size of 77 for the study. The
study found among others that charts, text books, library books, laboratories for practical
work, pictures were kinds of instructional materials available in basic schools. Also, the
effects of the use of instructional materials were that it improves pupils participation in
lesson delivery, promotes retention, and also helps to remove dullness during lesson
delivery. Again, lack of finance to acquire or improvise needed instructional materials,
lack of electricity to be used for instructional materials that uses electrical power and
inadequate in-service training to upgrade the knowledge of teachers towards the proper
use of modern instructional materials were some of the challenges in the use of
instructional materials. It is recommended based on the findings that the Atwima
Nwabiagya District Education Service should make available adequate teaching and
learning materials to enhance teaching and learning in basic schools under the
supervision of the Atwima Nwabiagya District Education Service.
Description:
A Dissertation in the Department of Educational Leadership, Faculty of Education
and Communication Sciences, submitted to the School of Graduate Studies,
University of Education, Winneba in partial fulfilment of requirements for award
of the Master of Arts (Educational Leadership) degree
DECEMBER, 2020
