International Journal of Education and Development using ICT

International Journal of Education and Development using ICT > Vol. 19, No. 3 (2023)

Application of Locally Developed Smart Learning Environments in the Teaching of Mathematics in Public Secondary Schools in Osun State, Nigeria

Temitope A OTEYOLA, DR
Oluyemisi K AKINTITAN, MRS.
Oyetola OYENIRAN, DR

Abstract
Challenges of teaching Mathematics include inadequate teachers, over reliance on the talk and chalk method of teaching and inadequate use of instructional materials. These resulted in poor academic performance among secondary school students in Osun State, Nigeria. This study therefore determined the effect of locally developed smart learning environments on secondary school students’ academic achievement in Mathematics and if there is significant interaction between sex and the modes of teaching. The study employed pretest posttest control nonequivalent group design. Seventy five (75) students were selected across a randomly selected senatorial district in the state using a multistage sampling procedure. A Mathematics Achievement Test (MAT) was used at the pretest and the posttest. Items with IDI > 0.3 were removed during validation. Content Validity Ratio (α = 1) was also obtained for the remaining 20 items in the achievement test. Analysis of data showed no significant difference in the academic achievement of students exposed to the SLE and those taught with the talk and chalk method (F(1,74) = 0.05 ; p = 0.83). Results also showed that the interaction between sex and the mode of instruction is not significant (F(1,74) = 0.21 ; p = 0.65).

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