Contribution of Smart Class Platform on Grade Seven Students’ Achievement and Interest in Mathematics in Nyagatare District, Rwanda

Abstract

This study desalt with contribution of Smart Class platform on grade seven students’ achievement and interest in mathematics, using the experimental research design. The target population was 8620 grade seven students from 92 public secondary schools of Nyagatare District in Rwanda. Two schools were purposively selected as they fulfilled conditions of having students who can use computer assisted technologies very well. From the two sampled schools, 174 grade seven students were selected to participate in the study whereby 87 constituted the control and 87 constituted the experimental group. During the intervention, the control group was taught using conventional approaches while the experimental group was taught using technology. Data was analyzed using paired sample t-test. The study established that the use of technology in teaching significantly enhanced the mathematics achievement and interest of grade seven pupils in the experimental group who were taught using technology during the intervention period. Therefore, the use of technology enhanced both the interest and the achievement in mathematics. Based on the conclusions, the study recommends that teachers should use technology along with conventional ways in teaching mathematics so as to enhance mathematics interest and achievement in Secondary Schools.