ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to effect of instructional material on academic achievement of English students in secondary schools using 4 selected secondary schools in Ekpoma, Edo State as case study. Specifically, the study examined the effect of instructional material on the academic performance of students in English Language; if the competence of teacher will affect the selection of an instructional material for the teaching and learning of English Language; if there is a significant relationship in the performance of students taught with instructional materials and those taught without them; the problems associated with the use of instructional materials in teaching and learning of English Language. The study employed the survey descriptive research design. A total of 100 responses were validated from the survey which comprised 4 selected secondary school students in Ekpoma, Edo state using purposive sampling method were 80 students and 20 English studies teachers were selected for sampling. Self-constructed and validated questionnaire was used for data collection. The collected and validated questionnaires were analysed using using four Likert scale of Strongly Agree(SA), Agree(A), Disagree(D) and Strongly Disagree(SD), the two formulated hypotheses were tested using T-Test and Pearson correlation analysis. It was accepted that there is significant relationship between the use of instructional material and the academic performance of students in English language; and that there is a significant difference between the academic performance of students taught with instructional materials and those taught without instructional materials in English language. The study recommend More seminars/workshops on the use of diverse instructional materials available should be organized at least bi-annually to acquaint teachers on how to use them in teaching English Language as a secondary school subject. More so, Educational managers should ensure that English teachers have educational qualification in English language as a way of acquainting them with the principles and administration of instructional materials in secondary school. Also, a state organized committee should be set up, to monitor the teacher’s use of instructional materials during teaching English language.
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