AN APPRAISAL OF THE AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF LEARNING MATERIALS IN ADULT LITERACY CENTER'S IN OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, EDO STATE

ABSTRACT

This study aimed at appraising the availability and utilization of learning materials in adult literacy centres in the Oredo Local Government Area of Edo state. To enable the study to achieve its objectives, five (5) research questions were raised. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population of this study will comprise all adult learners in all the literacy centres in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State from which a total of one hundred and fifty (150) are selected to form the sample size for the study. Two research instruments; a checklist and questionnaire titled Questionnaire the availability and utilization of learning materials in adult literacy centres in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo state were the instruments used for data collection. The validity of the instrument was ascertained through the expert judgment approach while the test re-test method of estimating reliability was used to determine the reliability of the instrument. A reliability index of 0.76 was obtained using Person Product Moment Correlation Statistics. Collected data were analyzed using frequency count, simple percentage, and mean score standard. Findings from the study revealed that Charts, Posters, Projectors, Public Address Systems, Flash Cards, Primers, Facilitators, Classrooms, Writing / Bulletin boards, Tables and Chairs, Computers and Libraries are the learning materials used for adult literacy learning programmes. And also, facilitators in the literacy centres in the Oredo Local Government Area of Edo state have been able to effectively use charts.in teaching adult Learners; properly and often used Posters in teaching in class; efficiently utilized Public Address Systems in a literacy class to amplify voice; judiciously utilized Flash Cards in an adult class to help teach alphabets and numbers and have effectively utilized the classroom environment to manage adult learner’s learning process. In addition, it was discovered that lack/Inadequate funds to purchase learning materials, high cost involved in procuring learning materials, poor maintenance of available learning materials, incompetency of facilitators in the use of learning materials and poor government attitude towards enforcing the use of learning materials for adult learners are the challenges to the availability and utilization of learning materials in Adult literacy centres in Oredo Local Government Area.