ABOH KELECHI JUNIOR

This study was designed to determine the extent to which we can substitute our local cheap material resources to supplement the available teaching materials or equipment in the teaching of computer in junior secondary schools. This study was an attempt to carry out a survey on the improvisation of instructional materials for effective teaching and learning of computer in junior secondary schools in Benin metropolis. This is basically a descriptive study. Three (3) research questions were raised. The research design for the study was a survey design. A sample of twenty (20) computer teachers from four(4) private junior secondary schools and three(3) public junior secondary schools were randomly selected in Oredo local government area of Edo state. The instrument used for data collection was the structured questionnaire. The instrument was validated by two (2) lecturers of the faculty of Education and the project supervisor. The data collected were analyzed using simple percentage. The study revealed that computer teachers do not improvise instructional materials and also, that improvisation of teaching materials could enhance teaching methods in computer science. Based on the findings it was recommended that there should be seminars and workshop organized from time to time and should be made compulsory for computer science teachers to attend to teach them on the act and importance of improvisation. Besides the workload of computer science teachers should be reduced this would give the teachers more time for the collection and provision of computer instructional materials.