TEACHERS’ IMPROVISATION OF NON-AVAILABLE TEACHING RESOURCES USED IN TEACHING IGBO LANGUAGE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ENUGU STATE

Abstract

The study aimed at appraising the extent teachers improvise non-available teaching resources used in teaching Igbo language in secondary schools in Enugu State. One research question guided the study, while one null hypothesis was tested at .05 level of significance. Survey research design was adopted for the study. The population for the study comprised all the 679 Igbo language teachers in Enugu State, while the sample comprised 203 teachers sampled from urban and rural secondary schools in Nsukka and Obollo-Afor Education Zones. The instrument for data collection was a 10-item researcher-made questionnaire named: Improvisation of Teaching Resources Used in Teaching Igbo Language Questionnaire (ITRUTILQ). The instrument was subjected to validation by three research experts, two from the Department of Eduactional Foundation, and one from Measurement and Evaluation in the Faculty of Education, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT). Cronbach Alpha was used in ascertaining the reliability of the instrument. An overall reliability index of 0.89 was obtained for the entire instrument. The instrument was administered to the selected respondents with the help of two research assistants who were trained and acquainted with the requisite knowledge and skills in administering and collecting the questionnaire. The research question was answered with mean and standard deviation, while the hypothesis was tested with t-test statistics. The results of data analysis revealed that the teachers in urban and rural secondary schools to a low extent improvise non-available teaching resources for teaching and learning of Igbo language in secondary schools in Enugu State. Based on the findings, the researchers recommended that state ministry of education should organize seminars and workshops to train Igbo language teachers on how best to improvise non-available teaching resources for teaching the subject.