ASSESS THE AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL" FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS NASSARAWA LOCAL GOVERNMENT KANO STATE.

ABSTRACT This study was conducted to assess the availability and utilization of instructional material" for teaching and learning Agricultural science in senior secondary schools Nassarawa local government Kano State. The populations of the study comprises all the Nasarawa senior secondary schools that are offering Agricultural science and teachers of those secondary schools in Nasarawa local government, of which all of them form the sample size of the study.The purpose of this study is to examine and to find out the availability of instructional material proper utilization in teaching and learning Agricultural science Kano state. To obtain information for the study, three (3) research questions were drawn. The research design adopted in this study was surveyed research to obtain information from the respondents. The target population for this study consists of Agricultural Teachers. All the teachers were selected from the Kano State Senior Secondary Schools Management Board (KSSSSMB). 25 questionnaires were used to collect data for the study. The instruments were validated by the experts in Sciencе and Technnology Education faculty of Education, and the data collected from the questionnaires were analyzed using descriptive statistic of frequency counts (Mean). The study revealed that instructional materials were are not available in low quantity, the instructional materials were not frequently Utilized the purpose of teaching Agricultural science and the teachers are facing a lot of difficulties for effective utilization of the Instructional material in teaching and learning Agricultural science. In conclusion based on the findings, it is therefore recommended that all the secondary schools in the area of the study should be adequately equipped with the needed Instructional Materials.