ASSESSMENT OF THE USABILITY OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN TEACHING OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KARU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA , NASARAWA STATE

Abstract

This paper sought to assess the usability of instructional materials in the teaching of Financial Accounting in Senior Secondary Schools in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Survey design adopted was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprises all the secondary schools in Karu local government area. Random sampling procedure was adopted for the study.388 secondary school students were selected from the selected five secondary schools. Two research Questions were formulated from the statement of problem and the purpose of the study. Data were collected and analyzed using mean analysis. Findings of the study show that diagrams, chalkboard, audio visual aids, visual aids and were available and utilized in teaching and learning of Financial Accounting, as it reduces boredom" it makes lesson more practical and interesting. The above finding implies that instructional materials should be supplied to secondary schools for effective teaching and learning of Financial Accounting. The study recommends that there is need for serious training and retraining of teachers in form of workshops, seminars, in-service programs on how to use or produce instructional materials. This will help to make their class very interesting and stimulating.