Evaluation of the Adequacy of Instructional Materials for the Implementation of Senior Secondary School History Curriculum in Plateau State

Abstract

This study evaluated the adequacy of instructional materials for the implementation of senior secondary school History curriculum in Plateau State. Two (2) research objectives and two (2) research questions were raised to guide the study. 4 survey research design was used for the study. The population for the study comprised all History teachers and students in senior secondary schools where History is being taught that sat for the 2016 10 2019 National Examination Council (NECO). The sample of the study include all the 105 senior secondary school History teachers and the 6,656 History candidates that sat for the NECO examination. A purposive sampling technique was used. The researchers used the checklist tagged “History Teachers Checklist on Availability Adequacy and Usability of Instructional Materials” (HTQAAUM). The instrument was subjected to experts’ judgment in the Sfield and was found valid. The internal consistency co-efficient for HTQAAUM was established using Cronbach Alpha method and a reliability co-efficient value of 0.67 was obtained. The studv revealed that History teachers agreed that they have adequate instructional materials, but an average mean of 1.55 of the History teachers' responses showed that they do not use instructional materials in their teachings. Two recommendations were made on how to improve academic performance of History students through the organization of seminars, workshops and refresher courses for the training of History teachers on how to use instructional materials in the classroom. Equally school authorities should carry out routine monitoring of Historv teachers to ensure that the available instructional materials are being used in Historv lessons.