Abstract

The study investigated the effect of availability and utilization of instructional resources on student’s performance in science in senior secondary schools in Sokoto State. A descriptive survey research design was used. Fourteen(14) science teachers in seven (4) sampled schools were selected across Sokoto south local government in the state. A total of three hundred and ten (310) senior secondary school students were selected as sample. one (3) instruments were used in collecting data which include checklist. The instruments were found valid for collecting data. Four (4) research questions were developed, of which research questions 1,2, 3 and 4 were answered using frequency and simple percentage. The findings revealed that there are Chemistry laboratory equipment in senior secondary schools but the equipment were not available and inadequately utilized by the science teachers. Based on the above findings, the researchers recommended the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education officials should make sure that laboratory equipment are supplied to schools and the quantity should be supplied according to the number of students available in each school, the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education and Ministry of Science and technology should make it compulsory to all the schools to provide adequate science laboratory facilities/ equipment to their schools for the successful conduct of practical’s, or else refuse registration of schools refused to comply, ministry of Basic and Secondary Education Ministry of Science and technology should make appropriate plan to expose science teachers to training workshop on improvisation in order to update their techniques and also attend conferences, seminars and workshops on laboratory equipment, utilized and management, and Teachers should be encouraged to commit themselves into the effective use of Laboratory equipment.