Teachers' Variables and Improvisation of Instructional Materials in the Teaching of Government in Senior Secondary Schools in Uyo Education Zone of Akwa Ibom State

Abstract

The study investigated Teachers' Variables and Improvisation of Instructional Materials in Secondary Schools in Uyo Local Government Area of Akwalbom State. To achieve this purpose, descriptive research design was used. The population ofthe study was all the teachers' from the 15 Secondary Schools in Uyo Local Government Area of Akwalbom State. A sample 243 teachers in 12 secondary schools were selected using multi stage and random sampling technique. The instrument used for the study was researcher developed and entitled "Teachers Variables and Improvisation of Government Instructional Materials Questionnaire (TVIGIMQ)". The instrument was duly validated and subjected to reliability test using Cronbach Reliability Statistical tool which yielded a reliability Coefficient of 0.75. The three research questions were answered using Simple Regression while the three hypotheses were also tested using Simple Regression at 0.05 level of significance. The results showed that there was no significant influence of teachers' attitudes on improvisation of instructional materials whereas teachers'workload and competence had significant influence on improvisation of instructional materials. Based on the findings, it is recommended among other things that state government should make provision for training/retraining of teachers on improvisation and utilization of instructional materials which will in turn shape the attitude of teachers'. Teachers' workload should be reduced to avail them of the time needed for improvisation and finally,teachers' should be allowed to teach in their areа of specialization to ensure competence at improvisation and teaching.