Instructional media materials (IMM): Panacea for effective instruction in primary schools in Nigeria

Abstract

Primary school is the foundation of formal education system anywhere in the world. This makes it imperative for all stakeholders in education to pay close attention to primary school. The pupils at this level are human beings in their own class due to observable characters found in them, these pupils behave in a very funny way and develop interest in things that they see and do. There is therefore a need for them to be taught using facilities equipment and materials that can sustain their attention which is short spanned, instructional media materials are considered panacea to this effect. In this paper, the concept, principle of content selection and utilization of instructional materials were discussed in connection to their effects in instructional process in the school system. Also discussed were the constraints and possible solutions to instructional materials in the teaching and learning in Nigeria.