Utilization Of Media Resources For Instructions In Adult Literacy Centres In Abia State, Nigeria
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Utilization Of Media Resources For Instructions In Adult Literacy Centres In Abia State, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
The study examined how adult instructors use media resources for education in literacy centres in Abia State, Nigeria. It used a descriptive survey design. The survey included 5,936 respondents (5,361 adult learners and 575 adult literacy teachers) from adult literacy centres in Abia state. The study used purposive sampling to recruit 1,118 respondents from the population, including 575 adult facilitators and 543 adult learners.
Data collecting tools included questionnaires, checklists, and observation schedules. The questionnaire’s internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach’s Alpha Technique, yielding an overall reliability coefficient of 0.82. Data was evaluated using frequency counts, percentages, and mean statistics for research questions.
A t-test was employed to assess null hypotheses at the 0.05 level of significance. The study found that adult literacy instructors in Abia State use traditional media resources sparingly for instruction. Both male and female adult instructors/facilitators used media resources for instructional purposes to a limited level.
Both skilled and inexperienced adult instructors/facilitators used media resources for instructional purposes in a limited capacity. Gender and teaching experience did not affect adult instructors’ use of media resources in literacy centres in Abia State.
The study found that adult literacy centres in Abia State face challenges in using media resources for instruction, including high costs, time-consuming usage, lack of maintenance, administrative bottlenecks, power outages, lack of teacher skills, qualified technicians, and phobias.
To improve the use of media resources by adult literacy instructors, solutions include increased funding from governments and donor agencies, encouraging stakeholders to invest in instructional media, and maintaining available resources effectively.
The findings were clearly articulated and explored, with significant educational implications. The study recommends that governments, including the federal ministry of education, provide adequate media resources, particularly ICT facilities, to improve instructional media utilisation in adult literacy centres.
This can be achieved through motivational strategies, moral support, and regular training. To promote adult literacy in Abia State and Nigeria, it is important to maximise the use of available media resources, particularly traditional ones, in adult literacy centres.
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