ASSESSMENT OF THE USE OF AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS IN TEACHING AND LEARNING OF AGRICULTURE SCIENCE IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE SAGNARIGU MUNICIPALITY

Abstract

The study examined the use of audio-visual materials in teaching and learning of agriculture science in senior high schools in the Sagnarigu municipality. The research adopted a cross sectional survey design for the study using the quantitative method approach. The Andrew Fisher’s sample size determination method was applied to generate the sample size of 268 for the study. Data for the study was collected using questionnaires, and analysed using SPSS version 22. Descriptive and inferential statistics, such as frequency, chi-square, and regression were used to present the data. The study found that, 99.2% of the respondents agreed that the use of audiovisual materials increase students’ interest in the agriculture science learning process. The challenge of the respondents were the difficulties in accessing audiovisual materials in the schools for effective teaching and learning process to occur. The study also found that Overwhelming majority of the respondents (92.3%) confirm that the audiovisual materials are available, even though they are inadequate to be properly use in order to serve its intended purpose. The study therefore concludes that the use of audiovisual materials in the teaching and learning of agriculture science helps in facilitating easy understanding of the subject in the senior high schools sampled for the study. This research therefore recommends that, the Ministry of Education (MoE) and the Ghana Education Service (GES) should formulate and implement a policy that makes the use of audiovisual materials compulsory in all senior high schools that study any practical related courses for easy understanding by the students.