THE IMPACTS OF AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS IN TEACHING PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION AMONG GOVERNMENT JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ZARIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

This study was conducted to examine the impact of audio-visual materials in teaching Physical and Health Education among Government Junior secondary school students in Zaria local government area of Kaduna State, Nigeria. The study employs a descriptive survey design. The target population comprises all government junior secondary schools in Zaria local government area of Kaduna State with a total number of eighteen (18) government junior secondary schools and thirty thousand eight hundred and forty (30, 840) students in Zaria local government area of Kaduna State, where four (4) wards (Kaura ward, Kufena ward, Gyallesu ward and Tukur tukur ward) were selected out of thirteen (13) wards in Zaria local government area of Kaduna State by simple random sampling and proportional sampling techniques by balloting the respondents from JSS II and JSS III. Data was gathered mainly with the aid of questionnaire. The result revealed from the majority of the respondents 88.75% (213) shows evidence of negative usage and availability of audio-visual materials in teaching Physical and Health Education as a subject in Government Junior Secondary Schools in Zaria local government area of Kaduna State. The study concluded that using audio-visual materials as a teaching method stimulates thinking and improves the learning environment in a classroom. It was recommended that teachers should make an effort to teach their students using audio-visual materials.