Impact of Infographics on the Academic Performance of Junior Secondary School Social Studies Students in Giwa Educational Division, Kaduna State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated the impact of infographics on the academic performance of junior secondary school (JSS) social studies students in Giwa Educational Division, Kaduna State, Nigeria. The study was carried out with three objectives to; determine the performance of students taught social studies using infographics and those taught with conventional teaching method. It also determined the influence of infographics on the performance of male and female social studies students and assessed the performance of JSS students taught social studies using infographics in rural and urban schools in Giwa Educational Division Kaduna State. The study adopted a quasi-experimental design with the total population of 8,831. The sample size of the study is175. One hundred and nine students were assigned into experimental groups and 66 were in the control group. Data for the study was collected through Social Studies Achievement Test (SSAT). SSAT consists of 50 multiple choice objective test items with four options (A-D). Data collected were analyzed statistically using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions. Inferential statistics of ANCOVA was used to test the three hypotheses. The findings of the study revealed that there was no significant difference in the performance of JSS students taught social studies using infographics and those taught with lecture method, there was no significant difference in the performance of male and female students taught social studies using infographics at JJS in Giwa (Education) Division Kaduna State. However, students in Urban area performed better than those in Rural area when exposed to infographics instructional package. Based on the findings, it was recommended that, relevant infographics instructional package that bridge the gap between male and female should be used for teaching in schools.