Perception of Teachers and Students on the Use of Mobile Applications in Teaching and Learning of Mathematics

Abstract

Mobile applications (m-Apps) have been recognized as a powerful tool in teaching and learning of Mathematics. Proper usage of m-Apps would enhance students' and teachers' effectiveness in the classroom setting. This study examined the acceptance and perception of students and teachers on the use of mobile application in teaching and learning of Mathematics. The study adopted descriptive research design of a survey type. The sample for this study consisted of three hundred (300) respondents consisting of fifty (50) Mathematics and science subject teachers and two hundred and fifty (250) Senior Secondary School year one (SS1) students randomly selected from five (5) public secondary schools in three Local Government Areas of Ogun-East Senatorial District in Ogun State, Nigeria. The sampling techniques used in this study was a simple random sampling. The only instrument used for data collection was titled "Acceptance and Perception on Mobile-Apps Questionnaire." The reliability of the instrument was determined using Cronbach alpha and a reliability coefficient of 0.764 was computed. Four research questions were answered. Data collected were analyzed using the descriptive statistics of mean, standard deviation and percentages. The result of the study revealed that teachers are more perceptive than the students about the use of mobile-Apps in teaching and learning of Mathematics. Furthermore, the result of the study showed that there is a high-level acceptability of mobile-Apps by teachers and students in teaching and learning of Mathematics. It was recommended, among others, that teachers of Mathematics should be sent to seminars, workshops, and conferences to update their pedagogical skills and strategies for innovative and fruitful delivery in the classrooms.