DETERMINING INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITY-TO-STUDENT RATIO IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BABURA/GARKI FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY OF NIGERIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION

Abstract

This study determined the instructional facility-to-student ratio in Junior Secondary Schools in Babura/Garki Federal Constituency of Nigeria and its implications for curriculum implementation. Three research questions were raised for the study.  The research design for this study is descriptive survey research design. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select 24 Junior Secondary Schools out of 44 schools in Babura/Garki Federal Constituency. Instructional Materials Checklist (IMC) and Instructional Materials Questionnaire (IMQ) were used for data collection. Frequency, ratio, mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions. Results showed that majority of the materials required to teach English language and Mathematics effectively were not available and even the ones available were in limited quantity and it was unevenly distributed across the two local government areas. Also, majority of the materials were more available in urban location compared to the rural location despite the urban location having fewer number of students. From the result, it could be seen that the urban locations have better instructional facility-to-student ratio than their counterpart in rural locations. Based on the findings, it was recommended that government, being the proprietor of public JSS in Nigeria, should provide high quality instructional materials to JSS students to facilitate teaching and learning.

Keywords: Curriculum Implementation, Instructional Facilities, Students, Ratio.