Assessment of Available Basic Technology Instructional Resources and their Frequency of use by Basic Schools Teachers in Ilorin, Nigeria

Abstract

This work focused on assessment of instructional resources for teaching basic technology in upper basic schools in Ilorin, Nigeria. Basic technology resources available checklist of the NERDC (2007) was employed for the available instructional resources while all the 91 basic technology teachers in the 109 public upper schools in Ilorin, Nigeria responded to the frequency counts, means and percentages and the hypothesis was tested using t-test. Findings showed that 3,280 (45.02%) instructional resources were available. 4006 (54.98%) were not available while 1,340 (40.85%) were frequently used. 548 (16.71%) were seldom used, while 1,392 (42.44%) were not used. The hypothesis testing indicated significant difference that qualified teachers utilised the available instructional resources than unqualified teachers. It is recommended that; curriculum planners and policy makers should make provisions for specific instructional resources needed in schools; seminars and workshops should be organised for teachers on how to use instructional resources in schools; government officials and agencies should assess the quality and quantity of instructional resources that are provided in schools