Effects of Audio-Visual Usage on Upper Basic School Students' Performance in Christian Religious Studies in Federal Capital Territory Abuja, Nigeria

Abstract

This study examined the effects of audio visual materials on the performance of Upper Basic Secondary School Students' in Christian Religious Studies in Federal Capital Territory Abuja, Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive survey research method. All the upper basic secondary school students in FCT Abuja formed the population of the study. A purposive sampling technique was used to select two schools to participate in the study. The two selected schools were designated as experimental and control group through balloting. A total of 65 students formed the sample for the study. A validated Christian Religious Studies Achievement Test achievement test instrument was developed by the researchers, validated by experts with a reliability coefficient of 0.76 was administered. The research questions were answered using descriptive statistics and the two hypotheses were tested using independent sample t-test statistic. The results from the study revealed that the treatment was effective in improving the students' academic performance. It was also found that, there was a significance difference between the academic performance of the students in the experimental and control group. This study concludes that students’ poor academic performance in CRS could be as a result of poor or inadequate utilization of audio visual materials. Therefore, the study recommends that school management should make audio visual materials available for effective delivery of instruction. Also, school authorities should encourage teachers to make efficient use of audio visual materials during the instructional process.