AFRICAN SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL JOURNAL

Instructional materials are salient route to an effective lesson delivery in the classroom. Any teacher who does not make use of instructional materials is seen as incompetent. Be this as it may most times, the materials needed for teaching and learning are not usually available for teachers to use. This therefore calls for sourcing for alternative plans in ensuring that the learning takes place and that the objectives are achieved through the use of instructional materials. This paper therefore examined the relationship between improvisation of instructional materials and teachers teaching effectiveness in English Language in public primary schools in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. Two purposes, two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted the correlational research design. This design becomes necessary as the study seeks to examine the relationship between Improvisation of instructional materials and teaching effectiveness in English Language in Public Primary Schools in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The study will be carried out Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. Its headquarters is situated at Rumuodumaya. 724 teachers comprising of 52 males and 672 females with 28,469 primary school pupils comprising of 15,170 girls and 13,299 boys found in the 55 public primary schools in Obio /Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State shall constitute the population of the study. 724 public primary school teachers representing approximately 10% of the population will constitute the sample size of the study using Simple random technique. The result was analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The government should ensure that training workshops and seminars are organized for teachers to train them on instructional materials production to motivate teachers to put in their best in the teaching profession. The teachers should ensure that instructional materials are used regularly in instruction in the classroom to enhance pupils’ academic performance