Abstract:
The use of instructional resources in teaching and learning plays very important roles in
education all over the world. The aim of this study was to investigate the use of instructional
resources and its impact on the academic performance of students in selected private and senior
high schools in the Kumasi Metropolis. The research objectives were to find out the factors
affecting the use of instructional resources for teaching and learning in Private and Public
Senior High Schools, to assess the challenges teachers face in using instructional resources in
their lesson delivery and to find out the extent to which instructional resources impact the
performance of private and public senior high school students. The study employed the
descriptive survey design combining both quantitative and qualitative methods of data
collection. The main tool for data collection was questionnaire supported with observational
inquiry. The target population in this study was all tutors and students in the private and public
Senior High Schools in the Kumasi Metropolis. An equal number of 125 participants each were
sampled from the public and private institutions. The sample of schools, teachers and students
was selected using stratified random sampling techniques. The researcher randomly five public
schools and five private schools. Descriptive statistics such as frequencies, percentages and
means were used to analyse the data. The study found that teachers in the public and private
schools agreed that physical infrastructure, class size and teacher qualification are factors that
affect the use of instructional resources in teaching and learning. Further, it was observed that
the public school teachers were more resourced than their private school counterparts and hence
utilised instructional materials more in their teaching. Based on the findings, the study
recommends that the ministry of education should place more emphasis on the training of
teachers in using instructional media, and try to procure the relevant instructional materials to
ease the work of teachers to enhance students’ academic performance.
Description:
A Dissertation in the Department of Educational Leadership, Faculty of Education and
Communication Sciences, Submitted to the School of Graduate Studies, University of
Education, Winneba in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the award of Master
of Arts (Educational Leadership) Degree
DECEMBER, 2016