ABSTRACT
       The study examines the influence of instructional managements in teaching of Biology and academic achievement among Nursing School Students in School of Nursing, Ilorin, Kwara State.
         The study was carried out in Kwara State School of Nursing, Ilorin with 150 students made up the sampling population randomly selected using stratified random sampling technique, three research questions to collect relevant data for the study which was analyzed using frequency count and percentage statistical tool.
         The findings revealed that instructional materials influence teaching and learning processes, it make learning more concrete and facilitate effective understanding of the difficulty aspect of the subject (Biology).
         However, the recommendation put forward is that, teachers should be well-trained on the use of instructional materials in their teaching and that adequate fund should be provided for the school to secure necessary and appropriate instructional materials relevant to different instructions.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE PAGES I
CERTIFICATION II
DEDICATION III
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS IV
ABSTRACT VI
TABLE OF CONTENTS VII
LIST OF TABLES X
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study 1
Statement of the Problem 5
Purpose of the Study 6
General Questions 6
Research Questions 7
Significance of the Study 8
Delimitation of the Study 9
Definition of Major Terms 9
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF LITERATURE
The Concept of Instructional Materials 11
Classification and Criteria for Instructional Material
Utilization in Classroom Interaction 15
Factors Influencing Biology Instruction in Nursing
Schools 20
Influence of Instructional Materials and Quality of Instruction in Biology            24
Instructional Materials and Students Academic
Achievement 33
Summary of Literature Reviewed 36
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research Design 40
Population 41
Sample and Sampling Technique 41
Research Instrument 41
Validity of the Instrument 42
Reliability of the Instrument 43
Administration of the Instrument 43
Procedure for Data Analysis 43
CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Results 44
Discussion 51
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
Summary 53
Conclusion 54
Implication of the Study 55
Recommendations 55
Limitation of the Study 56
Suggestions for Further Studies 57
REFERENCES 59
APPENDIX 61
LIST OF TABLES
Table 4.1: Percentage of Male and Female Respondents      45
Table 4.2: Respondent Age Range 45
Table 4.3: Uses of the available instructional material in teaching by the teachers in Nursing School. 47
Table 4.3: Showing Relevance of
Instructional Materials in
Nursing School Students Academic Achievement 50
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study
In recent years science has become a highly esteemed and important set of subjects in the country, moreso, that newly in the history of human kind has a society been so dependent upon scientific knowledge as ours. This made science educators to be greatly concerned with students opinion and their attitude to the teaching of science subjects in our schools.
Science as a discipline is termed to be creative structure built upon facts while Daramola (1998) saw science as the utilization of physical objects in the exploration of natural phenomena and betterment of living for human beings. Scientific knowledge is needed by all citizens so as to have an ideal of the way by which they feed cloth and provide shelters for themselves.
This human imagination can lead to the provision of material which enhances human welfare through the process of apprehending human needs. The scientific method consist of the process, observation and experimentation which leads to critical explanation of the nature through in the universe.
Biology is a branch of science which deals with the study of living and non-livings that is both plants and animals. Biology as a science subject is one of the elementary course in Nursing School Curriculum as it deals the study of cells, organs, tissues, their functions and system which helps in the development of scientific skills, attitude and interest as well as the provision of biological factors, concepts and principles (Sargin, 2001).
Biology education is beneficially to individual in many ways, these include;
- Helping the individual to understand the parts of the body and its function.
- Enabling one to question superstition.
- Bringing into focus the need to maintain good health.
- Promoting the individual for choice of career such as teaching, medicine, nursing and pharmacy e.t.c.
Because of its numerous benefits, biology is a very popular choice among science subject nation wide. It is offered by candidate sitting for the Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE O’Level) compulsory.
Instructional materials are relevant for the teaching of biology and they are very exclusive as it help to facilitate effective understanding of the rudimentary aspect of the subject.
Salami (2005) defined instructional materials as collection of materials and equipment that can be used to facilitate the process of communication otherwise called interaction in the classroom teaching. Such materials are organized and used to effect a control of message, to motivate, catch and hold attention, stimulate the function of the human sense thus aiding understanding and interpretation and or recreation of meaning.
The teaching of biology in Nigerian schools is aimed at the attainment of the following objectives to create awareness on the importance of the subject to equip the student with the ability to discover their environment and recognized the scientific basis of some natural environment around them. Biology is relevant to heath technological development, feeding and general welfare of people.
Its scope and potential is relevant to environmental education through such courses as ecology/microbiology, medicine, pharmacology, nursing, physiology. Its roles as a transforming a great recognized as crucial especially in developing economy.
In view of this acts any improvement in the teaching and learning process of biology were seen as a step to sound educational function at all levels of our educational system. In this perspective, the factor responsible for mass failure in biology are lack of trained teacher, insufficient facilities, unavailability of up-to-date textbooks, unseriousness on the part of the students and above all lack of motivation on the part of the lectures who handle the course. In addition to these, lack of basic instructional packages and indifferent attitude of the students could facilitate students poor performance biology in Nursing Schools.
The concern of the study is to investigate into the influence of instructional materials in the teaching of Biology and the Academic Achievement of the students in Nursing School Ilorin.
Statement of the Problem
