Authors :
Iroriteraye-Adjekpovu Janice Imizuokena
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 3 - March
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6461416
Abstract :
Considering the importance of digital
technology in the 21st century and its importance in
educational development and advancement, thisstudy
investigated the effectiveness of digital technology in the
teaching and learning on students’ academic
achievement and retention in secondary schools, using
Ethiope East Local Government Area, Delta State as a
case study. To guide the study four (4) research
questions and four hypotheses were formulated. The
study employed descriptive survey as research design
and enrolled one hundred and twenty-seven (120)
randomly selected voluntary respondents across five
secondary schools in the study area. Well-structured and
validated questionnaire was used as an instrument for
data collection with reliability coefficient of 0.77 using
Cronbach alpha. Analysis of data was carried out using
Microsoft Office Excel Version 2016 to analyze for
sample mean and standard deviationand student’s t-test
was used to test for the hypotheses at 0.05 level of
significance. The result of the study showed that students
taught using digital technology performs when better
compared to those taught without digital technology.
The study also showed that students with internet
connection from a home computer and personal cell
phones performed better than those with nointernet
connections from home computers and personal cell
phones. Furthermore, the results showed that students
taught with traditional based lessons performed less
compared to their counterpart taught using digital
technology. The study however recommended that
government should provide relevant and up to date
digital facilities for teaching and learning in secondary
school; teachers should be trained and retrained on the
utilization of digital tools to facilitates teaching and
learning processes in secondary schools; and curriculum
planners should restructure secondary school
curriculum
Keywords :
Achievement, effectiveness, digital technology, learning, retention, teaching.
Considering the importance of digital
technology in the 21st century and its importance in
educational development and advancement, thisstudy
investigated the effectiveness of digital technology in the
teaching and learning on students’ academic
achievement and retention in secondary schools, using
Ethiope East Local Government Area, Delta State as a
case study. To guide the study four (4) research
questions and four hypotheses were formulated. The
study employed descriptive survey as research design
and enrolled one hundred and twenty-seven (120)
randomly selected voluntary respondents across five
secondary schools in the study area. Well-structured and
validated questionnaire was used as an instrument for
data collection with reliability coefficient of 0.77 using
Cronbach alpha. Analysis of data was carried out using
Microsoft Office Excel Version 2016 to analyze for
sample mean and standard deviationand student’s t-test
was used to test for the hypotheses at 0.05 level of
significance. The result of the study showed that students
taught using digital technology performs when better
compared to those taught without digital technology.
The study also showed that students with internet
connection from a home computer and personal cell
phones performed better than those with nointernet
connections from home computers and personal cell
phones. Furthermore, the results showed that students
taught with traditional based lessons performed less
compared to their counterpart taught using digital
technology. The study however recommended that
government should provide relevant and up to date
digital facilities for teaching and learning in secondary
school; teachers should be trained and retrained on the
utilization of digital tools to facilitates teaching and
learning processes in secondary schools; and curriculum
planners should restructure secondary school
curriculum
Keywords :
Achievement, effectiveness, digital technology, learning, retention, teaching.
