The Use of Audio-Visual Materials in the Teaching and Learning Processes in Colleges of Education in Benue State-Nigeria

The work is the use of audio-visual resources in Colleges of Education in Benue State: with specific reference to the College of Education, Katsina-Ala. The study was based on achieving the following purposes: To evaluate how the library meets the needs of the teachers in supply of audio-visual materials; the types and quality of audio-visual materials available in the college, their frequencies of use and inhibitions and finally what steps the librarian has taken in promoting or creating an awareness of the available audio-visual resources in the library. Two sets of questionnaires were administered to lecturers and staff in order to elucidate the needed information. The researcher also went to the college to observe and also to administer the questionnaire. Through the questionnaire and observation made by the researcher, data were collected, organized and analysed using non-parametric statistical techniques like percentages and frequencies; mean was also used in research question three for easy analysis and discussion because of the number of the items involved. It was finally discovered that:The College collection of audio-visual materials is fairly adequate. The lecturers in the college rarely use audio-visual resources in teaching. The chalkboard is the only audio-visual material frequently used by the lecturers. Non-availability, lack of supporting infrastructures and human factors are hindrances to the use of audio-visual aids in the college. There are numerous benefits that students derive from the use of audio-visual aids. The awareness of available audio-visual resources created by the librarian is not impressive.