RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PROVISION OF LEARNING RESOURCES AND EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE OF INSTRUCTIONAL ROLES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NANDI EAST SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
Authors:
*kosgei Kipruto Pius, Henry Kiptiony Kiplangat & Frederick B. J. A. Ngala
Abstract:
Provision of teaching and learning resources in education is central to the achievement of the goals of education. From numerous complaints by various stakeholders on teachers’ performance of instructional roles, this study sought to investigate the relationship between the provision of learning resources and performance of teachers’ instructional roles in secondary schools in Nandi East Sub County, Kenya. Data collection tools were questionnaires. Reliability of the instruments was tested using the test re-test method and use of data triangulation from teachers and deputy principals. The target population was secondary school teachers while the accessible population was 192 teachers from 30 secondary schools and 30 deputy principals. Proportionate sampling was used to categorize respondents into female and male teachers as well as based onboarding and day schools. Simple random sampling technique was used to sample the actual teacher respondents. The Sample size was 127 teachers in the 30 sampled schools and 30 deputy principals surveyed. The study established that there was a positive and statistically significant relationship between the provision of learning resources and performance of instructional roles by teachers’ in secondary schools in Nandi East Sub-County; r=0.560*; ?<0.05 by teachers and r=0.520*; ?<0.05 by deputy principals. It was further established that there was the insufficient provision of learning materials such as Internet facilities, library, Computer laboratories, journals, online resources, educational games and multi-media learning resources which could hamper learning. This study, therefore, recommends the provision of adequate and varied learning resources such as internet facilities, library, computer laboratories and educational games for the effective performance of instructional roles in Nandi East Sub-County, Kenya.