An Investigation Into The Effects Of Instructional Materials And Instructional Methods Of Teaching Social Studies On The Academic Performance Of Students In Secondary Schools In Obudu Local Government Area, Cross River State

CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Teaching is a process of assisting a learner to acquire    knowledge and skills or experiences that could foster effectiveness in the later age. Thus, once a child learns what he has been taught teaching is said to have taken place. During the teaching/learning process, the teacher has to adopt a particular method or methods to impact knowledge to the learners coupled with useful materials that could help a learner to learn. The careful selection and orderly arrangement of the various elements of the curri…