An Investigation Into the Impact of the Use of Overhead Projector on the Learning of Social Studies in some Selected Junior Secondary School in Lapai Local Government area of Niger State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated the impact of the use of overhead projector on the learning of Social Studies in some selected Junior Secondary Schools in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State, Niger State. It further investigated the gender differences in the achievement of the students. Junior Secondary students were randomly selected in four (4) Junior Secondary Schools in Lapai local government area of Niger State. Pretest - Post tests experimental group design was employed for the study. The sample population was made up of one hundred and sixty (160) students. The students were divided into two groups. Four (4) essays and ten (10) objectives pretest questions were administered to both groups before any teaching was carried out. The experimental group was treated using over ea p j traditional talk and chalk method was used for the control group. The data collected was analyzed using the mean, standard deviation and t-test statistics