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    THE ROLE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF LEARNERS IN THE SELECTED GOVERNMENT AIDED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NGORA TOWN COUNCIL, NGORA.
    (2024-08-24) OKELLO AEDEKE SOLOMON
    ABSTRACT This study examined the role of instructional materials in the selected public secondary schools in Ngora Town Council, Ngora District. This research was based on three objectives including: to examine the effect of instructional materials on students’ performance, to analyse the challenges teachers face in accessing instructional materials and to assess the strategies that teachers use to minimize the challenges of attaining instructional materials. The study adopted a cross sectional survey design. The study population comprised 100 and data was collected from 80 respondents using self-administered questionnaires with both quantitative and qualitative methods. The study used a descriptive research design. This chapter presents and discusses findings from the field. The first objective sought to solicit information from the teachers on the effect of instructional materials on academic performance of learners. Three questions were used to solicit information for this objective. In findings, the researcher wanted to explore the views of teachers and students on the extent to which instructional facilities affect student performance. The study aimed at finding out challenges teachers and students in secondary schools face in accessing and using instructional materials, This section presents the summary, conclusion and the recommendations of the study, From the study findings, it is apparent that many schools in the study area do not use appropriate instructional materials. They do not have instructional materials that the schools need to buy, nor do they improvise their own. The researcher recommends that a study is done on how teachers and students use instructional materials for effective teaching and learning process, It would also require more studies to investigate on the general factors that lead to poor performance in secondary schools.