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INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL: LEVEL OF USE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING OF ECONOMICS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS. MAINLAND EDUCATION DISTRICT IV, LAGOS STATE NIGERIA.
Abstract: Economic has become a well established subject in Nigerian schools as a subject gains popularity and acceptance among parent, teachers and students. The numbers of candidates that enrolled annually for the subject in senior secondary school certificate examination and the number of schools that teach the subject has increased substantially over the years. (Akindolie layiwola 1996). This research work examined the level of the use of Instruction Material (IM) in the teaching of Economics in Mainland Education District IV, Lagos State, Nigeria. The sample for the study was made up of 200 students and 10 teachers of Economics. Stratified random was employed in selecting the 5 schools in the Districts.A questionnaire and a structured interview was used to collect data from students and teachers. Simple percentage and T – test were used to process the collected data. The result showed that level use of (IM) has significant effect on teacher’seffectiveness in the teaching of economics at 95 % level of significance. Also performance of students has significant difference when taught with the use of (IM) in the teaching and learning of economics. The paper recommends the use of stimulating game, pictures, charts, diagram, sketches, caption convey messages to learners without sound but will in no small measure enhance learning in the teaching of Economics. Keyword: Instructional materials, economics, secondary schools.