TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION AS CORRELATES OF STUDENTS’ LEARNING OUTCOME IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATE
Keywords:
Technology, Integration Students Learning OutcomesAbstract
This study examined technology integration as correlates of students’ learning outcomes in public secondary schools in Anambra State. Three research questions and three null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a correlational research design. The population comprised 21,667 SSII students in 267 public secondary schools in Anambra State. A sample of 650 students was drawn from the population. The instruments for data collection were researcher-structured questionnaires titled “Technology Integration Questionnaire (TIQ)” and “Mathematics Test Questions (MTQ).” The face validity of the instruments was established by three experts: one in Measurement and Evaluation and two in Educational Management, all from the Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam Campus. Construct validity of the instruments was determined using the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) method. The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) statistic was used as a measure of sampling adequacy. The reliability of the instruments was determined using the Cronbach Alpha method, yielding an average coefficient of 0.76.Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMC) was used to answer the research questions, while tests of significance of correlation were used to test the hypotheses at the 0.05 level of significance. The results revealed a moderate positive and significant relationship between the integration of projectors and students’ learning outcomes. There was a low positive and non-significant relationship between the integration of interactive whiteboards and students’ learning outcomes. Additionally, there was a high positive and significant relationship between the integration of computers and students’ learning outcomes. Based on the findings, it was recommended that the government should provide adequate projectors and computers in public secondary schools in Anambra State, and teachers should be encouraged to utilize them effectively during instruction to enhance visibility of texts and images, thereby improving teaching and learning. This study contributes to knowledge by providing empirical evidence on the relationship between the integration of projectors, computers, and students’ learning outcomes.
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