Level of Audio-Visual Materials Use for Teaching and Learning of Basic Science and Technology in Junior Secondary Schools in Ondo State

Abstract

At all stages of education, audio-visual (AV) materials are vital to teaching and learning. AV materials increase effectiveness in instruction thereby making learning more interesting. This study investigated the extent of audio-visual materials use for teaching and learning of Basic Science and Technology (BST) in Junior Secondary Schools in Ondo State. Descriptive research design of the survey type was adopted for the study. The population comprised all secondary school BST students (over 5000) and teachers (over 200) in Ondo State. A sample of two hundred (200) students and fifty (50) teachers were randomly selected for the study. Three research questions were formulated and one hypothesis raised for the study. Structured questionnaire duly validated (0.82 and 0.87 for students and teachers respectively) were used for data collection. The data collected were analyzed using mean, standard deviation and t-test. The findings revealed that audio-visual materials influence BST student’s learning (X=3.09), multimedia projector, virtual classroom/Zoom, electronic bulletin board, VCD/DVD player and Film Projector are not used for BST teaching and learning (X =2.41). Findings also reveal that BST teachers have enough knowledge on how to use audio visual for teaching the subject. (X =2.70). Furthermore, there is no significant difference in the use of audio-visual aids for instruction between male and female teachers [t (48) = 0.839; P>0.05]. It was concluded that AV materials are not properly utilize in Ondo state schools. BST teachers are therefore encouraged to use audio-visual instructional material for instruction to enhance students’
comprehension in the subject.