Teachersa Attitude, Use of Self-Made Video Compact Disc and Calabar Municipality Studentsa Academic Performance in Social Studies, Cross River State, Nigeria
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performance in social studies, positive attitude, self-made instructional materials (video compact disc), societal growth and stability
Abstract
This study examined the attitude of teachers towards the use of self-made video compact disc and its effect on JS II students#x2019; academic performance in social studies in Calabar Municipality. Teachers#x2019; Utilization of Video Compact Disc Questionnaire (TUVCDQ) and Social Studies Performance Test (SSPT) were administered to 12 teachers and 600 JSS II students respectively from 12 schools purposively sampled for the study. Data obtained were analyzed using independent t-test at 0.05 level of significance. Result of the study showed that teachers#x2019; attitude towards the use of self made video compact disc significantly influenced students performance in social studies. Students whose teachers exhibited positive attitude towards the use of locally fabricated instructional materials out-performed their counterparts whose teachers had negative attitude. It was therefore recommended, among other things, that teachers should develop more positive attitude towards the use of self-made instructional materials (video compact disc) to enrich the teaching and learning of social studies in secondary schools in view of its usefulness to societal growth and stability.
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