This study examined the impact of improvisation of learning resources on biology instruction in senior secondary schools from Ondo South Senatorial District. The study sample was 350 and consisted of students randomly selected from 10 senior secondary schools in Ondo South Senatorial District of Ondo State in Nigeria. A self-developed inventory was designed and validated through pilot testing and administered to the sample for the data collection. The researcher personally visited the schools in Ondo South Senatorial District, thus 100% data were collected. The collected data were tabulated and analysed by using percentages, mean, standard deviation and t-test analysis. The major conclusions of this study were that the types of learning facilities that are available for teaching science are weighing balance, audio tape, textbooks, graphs, charts and maps; there is positive impact of improvisation of learning resources on the biology instruction in the senior secondary schools and there is no significant difference between male and female students in the impact of improvisation of learning resources on biology instruction. Based on the finding of this study, major recommendations were made.

W niniejszym artykule zbadano wpływ improwizacji zasobów edukacyjnych na nauczanie biologii w szkołach średnich pierwszego stopnia w południowym okręgu senatorskim Ondo w stanie Ondo w Nigerii. Próba badawcza liczyła 350 osób i składała się z uczniów wybranych losowo z 10 szkół średnich. Samodzielnie opracowany kwestionariusz został zaprojektowany i zatwierdzony przez testy pilotażowe, a następnie zastosowany w celu zebrania danych. Zostały one zestawione w tabelach i poddane analizie. Wyniki przedstawiono przy użyciu procentów, średniej, odchylenia standardowego i analizy t-testu. Badania pokazały przede wszystkim, że: do nauczania przedmiotów ścisłych dostępne są urządzenia edukacyjne, jak – waga, taśma audio, podręczniki, wykresy, diagramy i mapy; istnieje pozytywny wpływ improwizacji zasobów edukacyjnych na nauczanie biologii w szkołach średnich pierwszego stopnia i nie ma znaczącej różnicy między uczniami płci męskiej i żeńskiej w zakresie wpływu improwizacji zasobów edukacyjnych na nauczanie biologii. Na podstawie wyników tego badania sformułowano główne zalecenia.

This study examined the impact of improvisation of learning resources on biology instruction in senior secondary schools from Ondo South Senatorial District. The study sample was 350 and consisted of students randomly selected from 10 senior secondary schools in Ondo South Senatorial District of Ondo State in Nigeria. A self-developed inventory was designed and validated through pilot testing and administered to the sample for the data collection. The researcher personally visited the schools in Ondo South Senatorial District, thus 100% data were collected. The collected data were tabulated and analysed by using percentages, mean, standard deviation and t-test analysis. The major conclusions of this study were that the types of learning facilities that are available for teaching science are weighing balance, audio tape, textbooks, graphs, charts and maps; there is positive impact of improvisation of learning resources on the biology instruction in the senior secondary schools and there is no significant difference between male and female students in the impact of improvisation of learning resources on biology instruction. Based on the finding of this study, major recommendations were made.