Abstract

EFFICACY OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY ON STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS AT SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA

Debo Sulaimon Arikewuyo,1 Afeez Adedamola Arikewuyo2 and Yusuf Oluwatobi Arikewuyo3

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This study investigated the efficacy of Mobile technology strategy on students? achievement in Mathematics at Senior Secondary Schools in Lagos State, Nigeria. The study adopted a quasi-experimental design type. The study was based on eight weeks of continuous interactions with the selected samples drawn from Education Districts (III) and (V). Mathematics Achievement Test (MAT) was developed by the researchers which was duly validated. The reliability index was calculated using Kuder-Richardson formula method (K-R 20) which gave 0.78. Two research questions were raised and three research hypotheses were generated which were tested at 0.05 level of significance using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). Stratified random sampling technique was used in selecting the sample which consists of 105 participants. The experimental group comprises 32 male and 23 female participants. The control group comprises 28 male and 22 female participants. The results of the study revealed that participants who were taught using Mobile technology strategy performed better significantly than their counterparts taught with the conventional strategy, and that the female participants taught using mobile technology strategy also achieved better than their male counterparts. It was recommended that Mobile technology strategy should be infused by the Mathematics teachers when teaching Mathematics. Keywords: Efficacy, Mathematics, Mobile Technology, Strategy.

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