MICHAEL OSASUYI

This research work was carried out to ascertain the effect of using instructional materials on
the teaching and learning of economics in public secondary schools in Egor local government
area of Edo State. It specifically examined various factors such as the extent in which
economics teachers get involved in the invention of instructional materials in the teaching
and learning of economics, the factors that determine the choice of instructional materials in
the teaching and learning of economics. The researcher employed descriptive survey and
sampled seven (7) schools from Egor local government area. Eighteen (18) respondents
(economics teachers) constitute the sample size in which 100% of the questionnaire was
retrieved. Three research questions were raised and they were answered with simple percentage. It was
found that the use of instructional materials affect students' performance in economics, teachers attend conferences to improvise instructional materials, students learn faster when instructional materials are used. Based on the findings, the following recommendations were made:
The remote problems and factors that affect the proper use of instructional materials should be brought to book and addressed and learners should be exposed to the use of instructional materials from the cradle for effective disposition and meaningful acquaintance.

This study was designed to analyze school climate and students academic performance in public junior secondary school in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. Three research questions were raised to guide the study. What is the predominent school climate in public junior secondary school in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State? What is the level of students with performance in junior public secondary school in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State? Is there relationship between school climate and students academic performance in public junior secondary school in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State? The descriptive survey research design was used for this study. The population of the study comprises of students from the twelve (12) secondary schools in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. A sample size of 184 students were randomly selected from Three (3) secondary schools out of the twelve (12) secondary schools under Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. Questionnaire was the instrument used to elicit information from the respondents. The data collated were analysed using frequency count, percentages, mean and standard deviation while the hypothesis was tested using Anova. The findings from the study revealed that the predominant school climate in the study area was characterized by the importance of well-enforced rules and regulations in mitigating student indicipline. This perfection is congruent with the existing literature emphasizing the role of discipline in maintaining a conductive learning environment. Also the level of academic performance of students in the junior secondary schools in Egor Local Government Area was encouraging. A majority of students achieved five credits, including core subjects like Mathematics and English. These results reflect the potential influence of quality education and teaching resource on academic performance.The data indicate that the students in these schools are making commendable progress in their educational pursuits. In the study, it was also revealed there is a positive and statistically significant relationship between school climate and students academic performance.

This study examined the impact of classroom management on students academic performance in junior secondary students in Egor local government area. Four research questions was raised to guide this study. The population of the study consist of all the five thousand two hundred and thirty (5230) Junior secondary school students from the 12 public junior secondary schools in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. The sample of the study will be selected using the simple random sampling technique. Out of the 12 public junior secondary school in Egor Local Government Area, five (5) schools were randomly selected. Thereafter 25 students were randomly selected from the five schools, bringing the total sample size to 125