A Survey of Inventory and Usage of Instructional Materials for the Teaching of Geography in Secondary Schools in Oyo Metropolitan

The study focused on the survey of inventory and usage of instructional materials for the teaching of Geography in selected schools in Oyo Township. Data for this study was collected through the use of questionnaire instrument tagged (ASIUIM), (A Survey of Inventory and Usage of Instructional Materials for the Teaching of Geography). The study covered 20 public schools and the respondents were mainly 20 Geography teachers of selected schools in the four Local Government Area of Oyo Town. Simple percentage was used to analyse the data collected while test was used to test the stated hypothesis and the findings revealed acute low level of stock of instructional materials in schools. Also, teachers’ attitude towards usage of instructional materials was not gender biased. It was however recommended that government should as a matter of urgency provide schools with necessary equipment and instructional materials and that principals of schools should enlighten Parents Teachers Association on the need to compliment government efforts in providing necessary teaching materials to all schools amongst others.