EXTENT OF USE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN TEACHING AND LEARNING OF HISTORY IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OVIA NORTH EAST, EDO STATE, NIGERIA

Conclusion
Based on the findings in this study, the following conclusions were drawn: The failure rate of students will be curtailed if history teachers were made to utilize appropriate and relevant instructional materials adequately while teaching History in junior secondary schools. Students will perform better in History when the instructional materials possess the characteristics of appropriateness, relevancy, visibility, sufficiency, simplicity and attraction, hence improve students academic performance in History Studies. Instructional materials were very important to influence students academic performances in History as they can simplify and clarify what is complex and difficult to express in words. The knowledge and subsequent performance of students in junior secondary schools and History as a subject becomes more interesting to learn when it was taught by experienced, well committed, dedicated and qualified History teachers.