EFFECTIVENESS OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN TEACHING OFARABIC LANGUAGE IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IBADAN NORTH LOCALGOVERNMENT, OYO STATE
Authors: Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies University of Ibadan 
Published: April 2022

This research paper dealt with effectiveness of instructional materials in teaching Arabic language in selected secondary schools in Ibadan North local government, Oyo State. It is discussed an over view of the brief of Arabic language; concept of instructional materials; importance and uses of instructional materials, factors affecting instructional materials usage ,problems militating against effective use of instructional materials for Arabic studies ,criteria for selecting and evaluating instructional materials, concept of academic performance and development of Arabic education in Nigeria were discussed.This research adopted the descriptive survey research design, all the senior secondary schools in Ibadan north local government area constituted the population. The study was limited to four (4) randomly selected secondary schools in Ibadan north local government area. A total of eighty (80) students and twenty (20) teachers, were selected from four (4) secondary schools in Ibadan north local government area. Data were collected using two research questionnaires for both the students' respondents and teachers ‘respondents tagged "effectiveness of instructional materials in teaching Arabic language in selected secondary schools". The questionnaire was designed to carry out the research and it consisted of two sections. Section A deals with the personal data of respondents, while Section B deals contain items on effectiveness of instructional materials in teaching Arabic language in Senior secondary schools. Data was analyzed using relevant statistical tools of percentages, frequently count and percentage was used to describe the demographic characteristics of respondents while simple analysis method such as percentage indices and chi-square was used to answer the research questions and hypothesis postulated in the course of this study. Four (4) research questions formulated were answered using percentage indices and chi- square. The findings of the study revealed that; a. there is non-availability of instructional materials in teaching Arabic studies in schools; b. instructional materials significantly determine students’ academic performance in the teaching and learning of Arabic studies. C. non- availability of instructional materials significantly affects teaching of Arabic studies.Based on the findings of the study, it was therefore concluded that lack of understanding of importance of Arabic language has significant effects on students' academic performance in the teaching and learning of Arabic studies, instructional materials significantly determine students’ academic performance in the teaching and learning of Arabic studies. It was recommended that Schools should provide necessary facilities and teaching aids that would promote the teaching and learning of Arabic studies and parents' Teachers' Association (P.T.A) should promote the teaching of Arabic studies by providing adequate teaching aids to enhance the delivery of Arabic lectures. And for successful research in this area, the following suggestions were made; contributions of Qur'anic schools and the development of Arabic education in Ibadan north local government area of Oyo State, Effective methods of teaching and learning Arabic studies and its impact on students’ academic performance in Ibadan north local government area of Oyo state.