RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ICT USE SKILLS AND ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS AMONG STUDENTS OF SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IBADAN, NIGERIA.

Abstract

The study investigated the relationship between Information Communication use skills and the academic performance of students in selected secondary schools in Ibadan, Nigeria. The descriptive survey research design was adopted. The population consisted of 500 secondary school II (SS2) students in selected secondary schools in Ibadan and a convenience sampling technique was used to select 250 SS2 mathematics students as sample for the study.  A structured questionnaire was used to collect data on ICT usage skills of students while the Mathematics Achievement Test (MAT) was used to measure students’ achievement levels in mathematics. The MAT consist of twenty-five items of multiple-choice objectives. Frequency counts, percentages, mean, and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while Spearman rho was used to test the research hypothesis using the Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS). The result of the study revealed that students have some skills required to enhance their academic achievement. These skills are essential in their academic pursuits and will help them perform better academically. There was a negative relationship between ICT use skills and students’ achievement in mathematics which is significant at 0.05. From these findings, it is hereby concluded that Information Communication Technology (ICT) is of great importance in our secondary education, but it does not positively correlate with the academic performance of students in the selected schools. The researcher suggests that a longitudinal study that would employ quasi-experiment research design should be conducted to investigate the relationship between ICT skills and students’ achievement in mathematics.