UTILIZATION OF LEARNING RESOURCES FOR TEACHING IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN UDI LGA OF ENUGU STATE

Abstract

The main purpose of the study was to investigate the utilization of learning resources for teaching in primary schools in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State. Two research questions guided the study. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The population of the Study comprised 1,134 teachers in 36 primary schools in Udi Local Government Area of Anambra State. The sample of the study comprised of 284 primary school teachers in Udi LGA. The sample of the study was achieved through simple random sampling. Data for this study was collected by means of structured questionnaires developed by the researcher. The instrument was subject to face and content validation by three experts in the Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. Furthermore, a pilot test was conducted to determine the reliability of the instrument. The application of Cronbach Alpha reliability method yielded co-efficient values of 0.83 and 0.87 for cluster 1 and 2 respectively with an overall reliability coefficient of 0.85. The data collected for the study was analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The finding of the study revealed that human resources and material resources are utilized for teaching in primary schools in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State to a high extent. However, there are some human and material resources that are utilized to a low extent. Based on these finding the researcher recommended among others that the Enugu State Basic Education Board should collaborate with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and community stakeholders to provide schools with adequate science kits, ICT tools, and audio-visual aids for teaching