EFFECTS OF ICT LEARNING STRATEGY ON STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AMONG JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NIGER STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This research determined the influence of ICT learning strategy on Junior Secondary,stu ents performance in Basic Science and Technology, *he research adopted quasi experimental c.esign- The population of the study was 44586 junior secondary school two (JSSl 1) students. 180 student were purposefully and randomly sampled among Junior Secondary two (JSSII) students of three junior secondary schools in the state. Two research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. A validated instrument, i.e Basic Science and Technology Performance Test (BTPT) was used for data collection. The reliability coefficient of the BTPT was obtained using Pearson Product Moment Correlation as 0.87. The study used Means, Standard deviation and t-test Statistics as tools for the data analyses. The results showed that there was a significant difference between those taught using ICT learning strategy and those taught v.:sing lecture method in favour of those taught using ICT learning strategy. In addition, the results revealea that boarding students significantly perform better compared to day students when taught using ICT learning strategy. Based on the findings, it was recommended among the other things that Secondary school teachers should be encouraged to use ICT learning strategy in the teaching of basic science and technology. And also, Parent should encourage their wards to be studying in the boarding schools as well as government to build more boarding schools.