FACTORS INFLUENCING TEACHERS’ EFFECTIVE USE OF VISUAL AIDS IN ENHANCING THE TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESS IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS, BARKIN-LADI, PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA

  • Chundung Gyang Pam The Catholic University of Eastern Africa
  • Jacinta M. Adhiambo The Catholic University of Eastern Africa
  • Shem Mwalw’a The Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Abstract

Purpose of the Study: The purpose of the study was to investigate factors influencing teachers’ effective use of visual aids in enhancing the teaching and learning process in public primary schools, Barkin-Ladi, Plateau State, Nigeria.

Statement of the Problem: There has been a great concern about factors affecting teachers’ use of visual aids in the public primary schools Barkin-Ladi as reported by supervisors in 2017. Therefore, it was necessary to investigate on the factors.  Lack of visual aids, large number of pupils per class among others may cause poor academic performance of the pupils in all subjects offered in public primary schools such as: Mathematics, English language, Social studies, Primary science, and Health education among others.

Research Methodology: The researchers employed convergent parallel mixed method design to collect quantitative and qualitative data. As such, survey and phenomenology methods with their respective data collection tools: questionnaire and interview guide were used.  The study targeted public primary school teachers, head teachers, pupils, heads of sections, and supervisors. The researchers used stratified random sampling technique, and non-probability purposive random sampling method. The sample size of the study was: 254 teachers, 90 head teachers, 391 pupils, 3 heads of sections and 13 supervisors. Frequencies and percentages were used to summarize the quantitative and thematic analysis for qualitative data, respectively.

Result: The findings of this study revealed there were many factors influencing the teachers’ effective use of visual aid such as: Lack of visual aids in schools, lack of skills/knowledge for teachers to draw visual aids, unwillingness of teachers to look for visual aids, lack of proper time management, lack of motivation by the government, lack of funds for the purchase of visual, lack of supervision to ensure that teachers use visual aids as expected, lack of training and lack.

Conclusion: The study concluded that government could manage the factors by: sponsoring teachers for further studies; employing teachers to teach according to their disciplines; reduce pupils to manageable sizes per class; allocating money for the purchase of visual aids; pay teachers promptly; head teachers should also help to organize in-house seminars for teachers on how to use visual aids; punish any teacher who refuses to use visual aids in class and teachers should try and improvise visual aids where necessary.

Recommendation: The study recommended that stakeholders should deal with factors influencing teachers’ effective use of visual aids, government to provide enough funds to public primary schools to enable them purchase visual aids to use during the teaching and learning process.

Keywords: Factors, influencing the use of visual aids, enhancing teaching and learning process, pupils.

Author Biographies

Chundung Gyang Pam, The Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Graduate student

Jacinta M. Adhiambo , The Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Associate Professor of Educational Administration and Planning

Shem Mwalw’a, The Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Lecturer, Educational Research and Evaluation

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2020-10-15
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Pam, C. G., Adhiambo , J. M., & Mwalw’a, S. (2020). FACTORS INFLUENCING TEACHERS’ EFFECTIVE USE OF VISUAL AIDS IN ENHANCING THE TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESS IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS, BARKIN-LADI, PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA. African Journal of Emerging Issues, 2(11), 34-52. Retrieved from https://ajoeijournals.org/sys/index.php/ajoei/article/view/140
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