Abstract:

Instructional resources are tools which can be used by the teacher to provide help and to encourage students learning activities. Such resources bring together man and material resources in a systematic cooperation to effectively solve educational problems. However, teachers do not always use instructional resources to complement their teaching and by implication, these resources are wasted. This study: (i) assessed the available instructional resources for teaching Agricultural science, (ii.) examined the functionality of instructional resources for teaching Agricultural science, (iii) investigated teachers’ utilization of instructional resources for teaching Agricultural science and (iv) examined the influence of gender, experience and school ownership on teachers’ utilization of instructional resources for teaching Agricultural Science in Ogbomoso. Survey method was adopted, in this research, 217 agricultural science teachers were purposively sampled using questionnaires. The instrument for data collection were researchers designed checklist and questionnaires to elicit information from the teachers. The data were analyzed with statistics Package of Social Science (SPSS) based on gender and experience. The findings revealed that: 1. majority of the secondary schools had school farms, agricultural science laboratory, specimens and samples, charts, textbooks, chemicals and simple farm tools. 2. only few of the available instructional resources are functional for teaching agricultural science 3. the functional instructional resources are adequately utilized for teaching agricultural science. 4. There was no significant difference in the use of instructional resources by male and female instructors when teaching Agricultural Science. Teachers of Agricultural Science in Ogbomoso use accessible resources for successful teaching and learning, according to the study. Teachers' use of instructional materials for teaching Agricultural Science is irrespective of their gender and experience. Seminars, workshops should be organized by school administration to sensitize agricultural science teachers towards use of instructional resources to enhance their teaching.

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