Global Journal of Applied, Management and Social Sciences (GOJAMSS); Vol.15, June 2018; P.59 – 67 (ISSN: 2276 – 9013) 59 MANAGEMENT OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING OKEZE WILSON OBINNA, College of Education, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, PMB 7267, Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria. obisolid626@yahoo.co.uk & OGWO-AGU JACINTA NKEMEJINA College of Education, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, PMB 7267, Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria. jacinta2010@yahoo.com & EJIM CYPRIAN College of Education, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, PMB 7267, Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria. jeobest993@gmail.com Abstract The primary goal of every organization is to achieve and maintain effectiveness and efficiency. Education industry has its set goals and objectives which were introduced by the early education managers (missionaries) through the exercise of oratory power which produced dull students in the classroom. Innovations in Nigerian education system have made obsolete the age long method of talk-n-chalk in the classroom by ushering in the use of instructional materials for retention and concretization. This paper therefore, examined the meaning of management, instructional materials, and teaching and learning. It also identified the use of educational media as a critical factor for effective teaching and learning. The paper finally recommended supervision of instruction and in-service training of administrators and teachers for quality instructional delivery. Keywords: Management, Instructional materials, Teaching and Learning. Introduction The growth and development of any nation is built upon the level of education attained by its citizens. Education therefore becomes an integral part of every society for the acquisition of skills, attitudes norms and other such things for the development of the individual and the society. Nigeria as a nation requires adequate human and material resources to preserve its cultural heritage, improve its social organization, enhance economic development and reform the political structure. Whitehead in Ihekoronye (2018) described education as a social process and growth. This implies that education is life in itself and not a preparation for life and the key players in this industry are the teachers who should drive their subjects home by ushering in some kinds of materials or resources or forms of media that can be used to record, store and retrieve information to meet the challenging needs of the modern education. Students should be given what to do and not only what to learn. This will bring about reflective