How to Cite:
Amara Salome Okafor, Ngozi Marygrace Ezekoma, Prof. Livina Emordi, "Influence of Instructional Materials on Academic Achievement of Business Education Students in Post Primary School in Nnewi North LGA of Anambra State" International Journal of Humanities Science Innovations and Management Studies, Vol. 2, No. 6, pp. 34-42, 2025.

Abstract:
The study assessed the influence of instructional materials on the academic achievement of Business Education students in post-primary schools in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State in the context of global challenges of insecurity. The study is motivated due to the changes taking place in the secondary school curriculum review that requires constant utilisation of modern instructional material, which should be in line with societal changes as well as the aspirations of the nation. So, this study contributes to the existing literature on global challenges of insecurity. To guide the study, four research questions were formulated. A descriptive survey research design was used for the study. From the analysis, it was discovered that instructional materials make it easier for Business Education students both in private and public schools to remember information, provide knowledge at a lower cost, appeal to students’ intellect/emotion, motivate students, relieve learners from using large amount of texts, promote greater acquisition and longer retention of factual knowledge, among others; the study also discovered one of the greatest problems that affect the use of instructional materials in the teaching and learning of Business Education in both private and public junior secondary schools as irregular supply of electricity for the proper functioning of the electronic learning materials, among others. The study concludes that good instructional materials, when used effectively, enhance better knowledge amongst students and recommends that both state and federal governments should create instructional resource centres in all secondary schools and communities where access would be provided to course materials, computers for computer-assisted instruction and other supplementary instructional materials for the students.

Keywords: Academic Achievement, Business Education, Influence, Instructional Material, Post-Primary Schools.

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