Use of Charts as Instructional Materials for Effective Teaching and Learning of Economics in Senior Secondary Schools

Abstract

The study examined the use of charts as instructional materials for effective teaching and learning of Economics in Senior Secondary Schools in Bwari area council in the FCT- Abuja. The study was guided by three research questions and hypotheses. The study adopted a descriptive design. The population of the study was 15,715 Economics teachers and students derived from twelve (12) public senior secondary schools in Bwari area council, FCT-Abuja in 2021/2022 academic session. The sample size was 100 drawn from the population through random sampling technique. The instrument used was the designed questionnaire titled: The Use of Charts as Instructional Materials for Effective Teaching and Learning of Economics (TUCIMETLE). It was developed by the researchers and validated by three experts from Veritas University, Abuja. The instruments were trial tested using 5 Economics teachers and 15 senior school II (SS II) Economics students of Government Secondary School, Kubwa in Bwari Area Council of the FCT who were not part of the present study. The internal consistency of TUCIMETLE was obtained using Kuder Richardson formular 20 (K-R₂₀). Reliability coefficient of 0.82 was obtained for the TUCIMETLE. Mean and standard deviation scores were used to answer research questions while the null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using t-test. Results showed that there was no significant difference between the views of teachers and students on types of charts used as instructional materials for effective teaching and learning of Economics, there was no significant difference between the views of teachers and students on the benefits that the use of charts as instructional materials have on effective teaching and learning of Economics, there was no significant difference between the views of teachers and students on the challenges teachers and students face when using charts as instructional materials for effective teaching and learning of Economics. Based on these findings, it was recommended that in order to enhance Senior Secondary School students’ interest and improve academic achievement in Economics, Economics teachers should make use of the various types of charts we have in teaching and learning Economics amongst others.