Availability And Utilization Of Information And Communication Technology Resources For The Teaching And Learning Of Mathematics In Senior Secondary Schools In Imo State
ABSTRACT
The purpose of
this study was to determine the availability and utilization of ICT in the teaching and learning of mathematics in senior
secondary schools in Imo State. A survey research design was used for the
study. Four research questions guided the study and four null hypotheses were formulated
and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The population of the study was made
up of 3459 senior secondary schools students and 386 Mathematics teachers in
Imo State. The accessible population was made up of 2273 Senior Secondary
School students and 244 Mathematics teachers in Owerri and Okigwe educational
zone of Imo State. The sample comprised 21 teachers and 189 students in the selected
secondary schools in Imo State which made up of the total sample of 210
teachers and students. The sample was drawn from 2 educational zones out of 3
educational zones in Imo State. A 32
item questionnaire was designed using a 4 point scale model and validated by
three experts in measurement and evaluation and computer science, Michael
Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike. The reliability of the instrument
was determined using Pearson Product Moment Correlation and it yielded a
coefficient of 0.85. This was administered to 210 teachers and students drawn
from a population of 2517 teachers and students. All
the research questions were analyzed using percentage, frequency, mean and
standard deviation while t-test of independent was employed in testing
hypotheses. The results of the analyzed data revealed that there are
poor availability of ICT gadgets for teaching of Mathematics in senior secondary schools in Imo
State, as shown in the Average percentage Score of 52% (Not available) against
48% (Available), that there are low extents of utilization of ICT gadgets by
Mathematics teachers in teaching-learning process as indicated by the average
mean score of 2.33 and standard deviation of 0.53, that is only computer, printers and photocopiers are
utilized in their schools and that there is no significant difference between
the mean responses of Mathematics teachers and students on the availability of
ICT gadgets for Mathematics instructional delivery. Based on these findings it
was recommended that training Mathematics teachers should be reviewed to
emphasize knowledge and skills related to use of Information and Communications
Technologies for teaching and learning of Mathematics in secondary schools.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title
page i
Declaration ii
Certification iii
Dedication iv
Acknowledgements v
Table
of Contents vi
List
of Tables ix
Abstract x
CHAPTER 1:
INTRODUCTION
1. 1 Background to the Study 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem 8
1. 3 Purpose of the Study 10
1.4
Significance of the Study 10
1. 5 Research Questions 11
1. 6 Hypotheses 12
1.7 Scope of the Study 13
CHAPTER 2: REVIEW OF
RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 Conceptual
Framework 14
2.1.1
Overview of mathematics 14
2.1.2
Implementation
of mathematics curriculum using ICT
17
2.1.3
Preparation of mathematics teachers
in the use of ICT 18
2.1.4
Concept of ICT resources 19
2.1.5
ICTs
Availability and utilization in education 22
2.1.6
Information and
communication technology utilization
24
2.1.6.1 Teaching and learning
with information and communication technology 27
2.1.6.1 ICT as tool for
interactive learning 31
2.1.7
Factors hindering ICT utilization in schools 35
2.2
Theoretical Framework 40
2.2.1
Behaviorist theory 40
2.2.2
Constructivist
theory 42
2.2.3
Constructivism and constructionism 44
2.2.4
Constructivism
in the classroom 45
2.2.5
The
application of ICT in a constructivist approach
47
2.2.6
ICT and
constructionist theory 49
2.2.7
Learning
theories and implications for ICT by Vygotsky’s 50
2.3
Empirical
Studies 51
2.4
Summary of Literature Review
57
CHAPTER 3:
RESEARCH METHODS
3.1 Design of the
Study 59
3.2 Area of the Study
59
3.3 Population of the Study 60
3.4 Sample and Sampling Technique 60
3.5 Instrument for Data Collection 61
3.6 Validation of the Instrument
62
3.7 Reliability of the Instrument
62
3.8 Method
of Data Collection
62
3.9 Method of Data Analysis 63
CHAPTER 4: RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
4.1 Results and Discussions 64
4.2 Major Findings of the Study
72
4.3 Discussion of Findings 74
CHATER 5: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Summary 78
5.2 Conclusion 80
5.3 Recommendation 81
5.4 Educational
Implication of the Study 82
5.5 Limitations 82
5.6 Suggestions
for Further Study 83
REFERENCES 84
APPENDICES 91
LIST OF TABLES
1.1
Frequencies and percentage
responses of students and teachers on the available
ICT resources in senior secondary
schools for teaching mathematics 64
1.2
T-test analysis of the mean
rating of mathematics teachers and student
on the availability of ICT resources 65
1.3
Mean responses of student
and teachers on the utilizations of the available
instructional materials in classrooms for teaching of mathematics 66
1.4 T-test analysis of the mean rating of
mathematics teachers and
Student’s
on the utilizations of ICT resources 67
1.5
mean responses of students and teachers
on the benefits of ICT
utilization in teaching mathematics 68
1.6
T-test
analysis of the mean rating of mathematics teachers
and students on the benefit of ict utilization in
teaching mathematics 69
1.7
Mean responses of students and teachers
on the constraints hinder
the effective utilization of ict resources in
teaching-learning of process 70
1.8
T-test analysis of the
mean rating of mathematics teachers and students on
the constraints to the utilization of ICT
resources in teaching mathematics 72
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ANYAEZE, A (2023). Availability And Utilization Of Information And Communication Technology Resources For The Teaching And Learning Of Mathematics In Senior Secondary Schools In Imo State. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Dec 24, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/availability-and-utilization-of-information-and-communication-technology-resources-for-the-teaching-and-learning-of-mathematics-in-senior-secondary-schools-in-imo-state-7-2
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