Title: Use of Instructional Materials as Predictors of Students' Academic Achievement in Civic Education in Public Mission Secondary Schools in Anambra State
Authors: Nnaluo Augustine Uche and Dr. Okaforcha Choice Chimaa
Volume: 9
Issue: 12
Pages: 1-8
Publication Date: 2025/12/28
Abstract:
The study examined the level of predictive ability of instructional rmaterials in determining the academic achievement of students in learning civic education in public mission secondary schools in Anambra State. The research was conceptualised by two research questions, and the null hypotheses were tested against each other at 0.05 significance level. The correlational research design was used. The population used in the study consisted of 4,541 SS2 students in selected 44 public mission secondary schools that were located in the six educational zones of Anambra State. The simple random sampling was used to choose a sample of 454 SS2 students. The gathering of data was done using the Instructional Materials Questionnaire (IMQ); the academic achievement of students in civic education was operationalised by using their Scores of the Academic Performance (SAPS). The IMQ was face and construct validated. The Trial-tested data were reviewed using the Cronbach alpha and the coefficient of 0.81 showed that the data were highly internally consistent and would be applicable in the current study. The source of simple linear regression was employed in answering the research questions and testing the null hypotheses at the 0.05 level of significance. The findings showed that audio and visual instructional materials made positive and significant prediction of academic achievement of students in civic education in public mission secondary schools in Anambra State. The research also found out that the use of instructional resources is a salient predictor of the performance of students in the area of civic education in public mission secondary schools in Anambra State. Based on these results, the study proposes that teachers in public mission secondary schools within the Anambra State should establish and implement audio and visual based educational resources that can promote active learning and instructions in a collaborative manner among students.