Journal of Resources Development and Management - An Open Access International Journal Vol.1 2013 44 Effect of Community Resources on Junior Secondary Schools’ Performance in Basic Technology in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria Amosa Abdulganiyu Alasela Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. Aaalasela@Hotmail.Com Abstract Community resources refer to the various learning situations through which both teachers and students come into first hand contact with the resource persons, places and materials that would benefit the teaching and learning process. It includes visiting organizations, institutions, and neighborhoods or reigns of the community. The main purpose of this study was to find out the effect of community resources on Junior Secondary Schools Students’ Performance in Basic Technology, in Ilorin Kwara State Nigeria. Specifically, the study investigated the differences in the performance of students taught using expository method and those taught using community resources. . An intact class of Junior Secondary School two in each of the two schools selected was involved in the study. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the two schools involved in the study. The two sampled Junior Secondary Schools comprised 70 students who were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups respectively. Two research instruments were used to gather the relevant data for this study; Instructional Strategy on Practical Skills (Treatment) ISPS and Basic Technology Achievement Test (BTAT). The findings indicated that the students taught using community resources performed significantly better than their counterparts taught using expository. Finally, it was recommended that, teachers should expose students to community resources which will promote and encourage social interaction, active engagement in learning, self motivation, discovery learning, learning by doing and learning by experience, Basic Technology teachers should be trained on the effective use of community resources. Moreover, community resources are strongly recommended for developing practical skills among Junior Secondary students. INTRODUCTION Community resources are to enhance learning and academic success by providing activities and programmes for students using resource persons from the community to share their skills and knowledge. Community resources, according to Ajelabi (2000) are human and non-human resources outside the classrooms for the purpose of making relevant observations and obtaining some specific information. Instructional materials can ensure maximum effectiveness and efficiency in teaching and learning process. Efficiency entails how judicious the instructional materials are utilized to obtain optimum achievement of instructional goals and objectives. Poor performance of students can be worked on with the use of community resources in the teaching and learning of Basic Technology. Nigeria Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC, 2007), noted that the use of real life experience through an industrial visit (community resources) is the best way to facilitate the teaching and learning of Basic Technology. Fakomogbon, Ibrahim and Gegele (2007) observed that most of the imported equipment for teaching and learning Basic Technology were left uninstall. The poor performance of students in Basic Technology at JSCE from 2006-2010 in Kwara State reflected the level of their understanding of the subject. Figure 1: A Bar Chart showing the percentage of Students’ Performance in Basic Technology at Junior Secondary Certificate Examination (J.S.C.E) in Kwara State from 2006 – 2010.