TEACHING-LEARNING RESOURCES AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OTUKPO METROPOLIS OF BENUE STATE

The study investigated the perception of students on the effect of Teaching and Learning Resources such as Libraries, Laboratories, and School Farms on their academic performance in Agricultural Science in Otukpo Metropolis of Benue State. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The Sample comprises 40 students each from 10 recognized secondary schools from a population of 875 students. Random sampling technique was used to select two hundred (200) male and two hundred (200) female respondents delimited to SS-3 students. Data was collected using a questionnaire which consisted of twenty items built around the three research variables under investigation. Hypotheses were tested using t-test analysis at 0.05 alpha level. The results indicated that a majority of the respondents strongly perceive that availability of learning resources enhances students’ academic performance in Agricultural Science. All null hypotheses were accepted as respondents’ perceptions on the research variables were homogeneous. Appropriately, workable recommendations were made; the Government, Parents Teacher Association (PTA) and other stakeholders should assist in providing needed resources such as Land for school farm/garden, animal farm, demonstration plots, well equipped laboratories and ICT compliant libraries to facilitate the teaching and learning of Agricultural Science in the school