Adequacy of Instructional Resources and the Teaching of Sociology in University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State

This study examines the relationship between adequacy of instructional resources and teaching of sociology in University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Two research questions as well as two research hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The study adopted a survey research design using the population of 100, comprising 20 lecturers and 80 Year 2 students. The sample sizes of 80 respondents were selected through simple random sampling technique. A 30 item questionnaire was used for data collection from the respondents. The instrument was validated by three experts one from Sociology Department while two from Faculty of Education, University of Uyo. The study yielded a reliability co-efficient of 0.82. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to answer the research questions and also to test the null hypotheses. The result of the finding indicated that there is a significant relationship between adequate used of prints resources and audio-visual and the teaching of sociology in University of Uyo. It was recommended among others that educational institutions should make available to the students a qualitative instructional resources; such as textbooks, audio-visual resources, chat, television and projectors for a continuous enhancement of students’ academic performance.