Assessment of Teacher’s usage and application of information And communication technology in the teaching of Mathematics in Secondary Schools in Oyo central senatorial district of Oyo state

Abstract

This study examines the usage and application of Information and communication technology in teaching Mathematics among senior secondary school students in Oyo Central Senatorial District of Oyo State. A descriptive survey design is adopted in this research work. The research work is guided by three research hypotheses. The sample size for the study consisted of 350 teachers in public secondary schools. A questionnaire was used as the instrument for gathering data for the study and was validated with a reliability coefficient of 0.85. Data collected were analyzed using chi-square. Results of the study showed that there is a significant difference in the usage of traditional methods and ICT in the teaching of Mathematics in Senior Secondary Schools. Also, the finding stated that there is significant difference usage of ICT in teaching science subjects and Mathematics in Senior Secondary Schools. While one of the results of the findings stated that the attitudes of male and female students taught with ICT instructional materials are not significant during teaching and learning Mathematics. However, these results indicated that ICT does not have effects on the teaching and learning of Mathematics in secondary schools of Oyo Central Senatorial District of Oyo State. Based on the findings of the study, teachers should be given appropriate training which can go a long way to address some of the barriers in the integration of ICTs tools in the teaching of Mathematics also ICT infrastructure such as computer labs, projectors, internet facilities, etc. should be provided at the secondary schools for effective teaching and learning of Mathematics.