INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA AND THE TEACHING OF ECONOMICS IN YABA LGA, LAGOS STATE SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS, NIGERIA

Abstract

The integration of instructional media into classroom teaching has become pivotal in improving the quality and effectiveness of education, mostly in teaching and learning of Economics at the senior secondary level. This study investigates the availability, use, and impact of instructional media in Yaba LGA, Lagos State senior secondary schools, Nigeria. The target population includes all Economics teachers and senior secondary school students (SS1–SS3) in public and private secondary schools in Lagos State. A multi-stage random sampling technique was employed.to select, 20 teachers and 200 students from five (5) secondary schools in Yaba local government area of the state Questionnaire   was used to obtain data for the study, Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (simple percentage) and inferential statistics (simple regression analysis), .  The findings showed that there is significant relationship between mass media and the campaign to teach economics using learner-centered, interactive, and experiential strategy. Findings further showed that there is significant relation between the media communication strategies employed by the educational reform by providing data-driven recommendations for policymakers, curriculum developers, and school administrators. Based on the findings it was recommended among others that targeted teacher training, improves access to educational technologies, and equitable distribution of instructional media between public and private schools. It was also recommended that stakeholders invest in professional development programs on media use for teachers and allocate funding for upgrading instructional technologies to bridge the digital divide in Lagos secondary schools.