UTILIZATION OF EDUCATIONAL MEDIA AND STUDENTS’ INTEREST IN BIOLOGY IN ENUGU EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ENUGU STATE

Abstract

The study investigated the utilization of educational media and students’ interest in Biology in some
selected senior secondary schools in Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State. The study employed a
descriptive survey design. Three research questions guided the study. The instrument for data collection was a
structured questionnaire which was adapted by the researcher. The instrument was validated and a reliability
coefficient of 0.87 was obtained using Cronbach alpha statistics. The population of the study was 4,042 public
senior secondary schools (SSS) in Enugu East L.G.A. A purpose sampling technique was used to sample six
public senior secondary schools out of 10 public secondary schools in the area. In each of the six public senior
secondary schools sampled, a balloting simple random sampling technique was used to sample 45 biology
students from each school. This gave a sample size of 270. Mean and Standard Deviation were used to answer
the research questions. The findings of the study revealed that educational media are utilized in teaching of
Biology in senior secondary schools to a low extent. It also indicated that students’ interest in Biology was
increased with the use of educational media. The educational implications were highlighted. The researcher
recommended among others that teachers of biology should use various means of educational media to enhance
student’s interest in the subject. Government should equally provide schools with educational media so as to
facilitate teaching and learning