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CHAPTER ONE | |||||
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND
OF STUDY
Instructional materials are that things that enables
students to have mental picture of what has been taught and to retain the
message in their memory for a very long time e.g. Radio, Television,
Chalkboard, Charts, Micro-Projectors, Still Pictures, Specimen e.t.c. It can be
referred to as those things that the classroom teacher uses to impact knowledge
to pupils in the classroom in order to achieve his objectives.
According
to Ogunmola, (2002) cited instructional materials as visual or audio visual
materials which facilitate the assimilation of organization. Infact, for
effective teaching and learning to take place, instructional materials are can
exist without adequate use of computer science education programme can exist
with adequate use of computer equipments examples of such equipment are
computer, monitor, keyboard, typewriter, mouse, scanner, printer, duplicating
machine e.t.c these science equipments are indispensable to a good computer
science teaching and training and learning.
It is
no gain saying that interest in learning computer science is increasing in
Nigeria. Each local government area is trying t o improve on the production of
technology. This is justify for computer science has totally assured great
importance interest role of national power and productivity. According to the
new trend of computer science, teaching has as shown a radical departure of
traditional expository mode, in favour of practical and inquiry method to the
inclusion of problems solving and active involvement of people in the open
minded fielding practical exercise.
Some of
the objectives of computer science in junior secondary school are as follows
1. to develop a computer scientific attitude
2. to develop interest in an appreciation of the plan
of life through the computer
3. to develop or help the child acquire a scientific
method of solving problems
4. to also help the child acquire a useful knowledge
of computer science
5. to also help the child acquire a useful knowledge
of computer scientific principles
In view of this, it can therefore be assumed that
uniqueness facilities and equipment are available in junior secondary school.
For practical works pupils will not derive much from the attempt to learn
computer science. It has been stressed by Howard (2003) when he said what we
learn is what we do” doing what we learn in computer science requires the use
of practical work. We also have the bear in mind that at least some of the
pupils would or may need to become professionally computer list. Such pupils
need the equipment to be able to develop necessary practical skills. Beside,
the basic sources of computer science experience is of course of direct contact
which objects and events it’s in nature outside the classroom
Specifically
some specific educational reasons to have equipment for teaching was summarized
by Balogun (2000) as follows
1. It enables the learners to develop functional and
manipulating skills
2. It enables the learner to develop problem solving
skill and scientific attitude
The acquisition of these skills is the contribution
of computer science education in the general preparation of the youth with
emphasis on activities based on child centered learning coupled with pupils
enrolment into school in the face of corresponding decline economy. It is
against the background that we can appreciate the significance of the question
“the important role of computer science equipment in secondary school
1.2 STATEMENT
OF PROBLEMS
There are many problems and obstacles which hinder
the effective teaching of computer science in our junior secondary schools.
Despite the importance attached to the subject there is no junior secondary
school in Egor local government area in Edo state where the range of resources
available for the teaching of computer science can be described as being in
anyway adequate
This
arises as a result of inability of these materials especially now, due to
foreign exchange restriction and large populations of junior secondary schools
pupils.
The
aspects of this problems will be dealt with in this study which has the survey
of material resources required by the teaching of computer science. In junior
secondary school in Egor local government area of Edo state.
The
following specific questions can be asked does teachers in junior secondary
school improvised or substitute for instructional materials which are not
easily obtained
Are
there enough materials resources for computer teaching in junior secondary
school? What are the materials that can be improved?
1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The
purpose of the study is to survey the materials resources available for the
teaching of computer science in junior secondary school in Egor local
government area.
The study will examine
1. The availability of facilities in our schools
2. Whatever and how computer teacher in junior
secondary schools improved or subtitle for the materials which are not easily obtainable
3. The type of materials that can be sub titled
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
It is
hope that the findings of this study will be beneficial to educational agencies
in Egor local government area of Edo state.
It
should be of great important to educational administrates in the distribution
of resources to schools
Further
more, the result of the finding will be of great benefit to the computer
science teachers in other impact the required computer science skills to the
pupils
1.5 SCOPE OR LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
The
scope of the study will cover many materials resources available for the
searching of computer science and the type of materials that can be substituted
or improvised.
This
study is therefore intended to show through the use of questionnaires. The
availability of standard and improved computer science equipment or facilities
in ten (10) randomly selected junior secondary schools in Egor local government
Area.
1.6 RESEARCH QUESTION
1. To what extent is the role of instructional materials
in the teaching of computer science in junior secondary school
2. Do teachers in junior secondary school improvise
for instructional materials which are not easily obtained
3. Do students in junior secondary school easily
remember topic taught with instructional materials than those topics taught
without instructional materials?
4. Do students in junior secondary school find it easy
to put into practice what they are taught with the use of instructional
material.
5. Does instructional materials led to better performance
of students in junior secondary school.
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Friday 25 October 2013
ROLE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN THE TEACHING OF COMPUTER SCIENCE IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
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