INFORMATION USE AS FACTORS INFLUENCING PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS' EFFECTIVE TEACHING IN ABEOKUTA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA
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Teachers need to constantly access and use information relevant to their subject area for effective teaching and active learning. The study investigated the influence of information use on public secondary school teachers’ effective teaching in Abeokuta South Local Government Area ion Ogun State. The study adopted a descriptive survey design with a study population of 1217 secondary school teacher from which a simple of forty percent (i.e., 487) respondents was randomly selected from the population in each school. The questionnaire was the main research instrument used for data collection, while data analyzed using frequency distribution and percentages run on SPSS. The result of the survey revealed that the respondent acquired their information from different sources in order to satisfy their information needs. For effective teaching to really take place in the schools, however, teachers need unrestricted access to information that could help in discharging their duties. They must also be able to use the information to support teaching and facilitate learning activities among the students.
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