THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COMPUTER-ASSISTED EDUCATION IN TEACHING MATHEMATICS AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN YOBE STATE
- December 22, 2020
- Posted by: RSIS Team
- Categories: Education, IJRIAS
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science (IJRIAS) | Volume V, Issue XII, December 2020 | ISSN 2454–6186
Sunusi Shettima., Gambo Kawe Ibrahim., Luka Yelwa Barde& Bukar Salisu Yaya
Umar Suleiman College of Education Gashua Yobe State NIGERIA
Abstract
This research aim to reveal the difference exist between the use of traditional method and computer base instruction in teaching basic mathematics in senior secondary schools in Yobe state where three schools were selected randomly. The survey was conducted using interview and continue assessment test. Interview was conducted among the respondents and responses were obtainedfrom all selected schools and the result revealed that all the respondents agree that teaching mathematics using computer base instruction is more understanding for both the teachers and the students. The test achievement of students; performance corded into SPSS 22 and analyzed using descriptive statistics and T-Test and the result revealed that all selected secondary schools shows that base on the frequencies/ percentages, the scores of the students; performance using computer base is higher than that of traditional method and the T-Test shows that there difference exists between the two methods of teaching mathematics.
Key Wards: mathematics, computer, base, instruction, traditional, method, modern, students, performance.
Introduction
Zenel A. (2013), stated that the introduction of computers into the business world in the mid-1950s made important changes for future perspectives because the purpose of the first generation computers had been purely scientific. The early 1960s saw the integration of computers into both business and scientific life, but this was only in limited functions. Microprocessors were used to build microcomputers in the mid-1970s and the first personal computers (PCs) were introduce for individual used for business and education. An abundance of educational and business software was also developed. In this era, the computer caught the imagination of educators to see
