Abstract:
This study was designed to determine the availability, adequacy and utilization of resource materials for teaching and learning of Introductory Technology in Kogi State Junior Secondary Schools. The purpose of the study was specifically to evaluate the material resources available, adequacy of human resources available and the utilization of these human and material resources for effective teaching and learning of Introductory Technology. The population of the study was made of 144 respondents which was made up of 45 principals and 99 Introductory Technology Teachers. Four research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. Relevant literature on human resources, material resources and evaluation were reviewed. Instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire. The instrument was validated and the reliability determined. The data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions. The two hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using t-test. The researcher found that the material resources for teaching and learning of Introductory Technology were inadequate. The few available ones were not properly utilized. Similarly the human resources for teaching and learning of the subject were also inadequate. The few Introductory Technology teachers were overloaded with work. Based on the findings, recommendations were made. Prominent among the recommendations was that the Kogi State Government should provide adequate human resources, material resources and curriculum related materials for the effective teaching and learning of Introductory Technology in the schools.
