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.