Effects Of Computer Assisted Instruction (Cai) On Secondary School Students’ Achievement in Basic Science and Technology Ekiti State

Abstract

The study examined the effect of computer assisted instruction (CAI) on secondary students’ achievements in Basic science and technology in Ekiti state, Nigeria. It also investigated the influence of gender on the achievement of students exposed to computer assisted instruction. The study was a quasi-experimental of non-equivalent, pretest, posttest control group design (two experimental and control group) with one hundred and twenty. Junior secondary school class two students as sample. Computer assisted instruction {animation and onscreen test, animation, on screen test and narration} was used as treatment while the instrument used to gather data is Basic Science and Technology Achievement Tests (BASATAT). The items of the instrument were subjected to face and content validity. The reliability of the instrument was established using test-retest method and a reliability co-efficient of 0.75 was obtained. Analysis Of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used in analyzing Data collected. The study found that, there was a significant difference between the posts –test mean score of the experimental groups and control group. The study also indicates no gender influence in the use of Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) and student achievement.