AVAILABILITY, ADEQUACY AND USAGE OF INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES: ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BIOLOGY CURRICULUM IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA.

Authors

  • Ajibola Emmanuel AJIYO Department of Science and Technology Education Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
  • Emmanuel Folorunsho BAMIDELE Department of Science and Technology Education Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
  • Adeyinka Oluwaseun KAREEM Department of Science and Technology Education Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Abstract

The study examined the availability, determine the level of adequacy
and assess the level of usage of biology instructional resources in
implementing senior secondary school biology curriculum in
Southwestern Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive survey
research design. The population comprised biology teachers in
Southwestern Nigeria. The samples which comprised 62 Biology
teachers and 36 senior secondary schools were selected using the
multistage sampling procedure. One research instrument was used
for the study, namely: Biology Instructional Resources Checklist
(BIRC). Data collected were analysed using frequency counts,
percentage and mean. Results indicated that there is high (83.16%)
level of availability, very low (22.11%) level of adequacy and low
(42.11%) level of usage of biology instructional resources for implementing biology curriculum in Southwestern Nigeria.The study
concluded that there is low level of implementation of senior
secondary school biology curriculum in southwestern Nigeria.

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Published

2026-06-05

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2025): Ife Journal of Science Education and Curriculum Studies (IJSECS)

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