ENHANCING GEOGRAPHY STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT AND RETENTION USING MOBILE DEVICES IN MINNA, NIGER STATE

Abstract

The study investigated the enhancement of Geography Students’ Achievement and Retention Using Mobile Device in Minna, Niger State. Climate was selected as the specific topic taught. Four objectives, research questions and four hypotheses were raised to guide the study. The study adapted quasi-experimental research design using pre-test, post-test, non-equivalent control group. Experimental group received experimental treatment using mobile device platform (Instagram) while controls were taught using conventional method. A simple random sampling technique were applied to select the sample of 119 students which comprises of 58 male and 61 female students. Geography Achievement Test developed by the researcher and validated by expert guide in data collection, research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation while t-test statistic at 0.05 confidence levels was used in testing null hypotheses raised from the result of findings, it was confirmed that, there is significant difference in the achievement scores of Geography students taught using mobile devices and those taught the same concept using conventional method. Subjects in the experimental group performed better than control group. The result obtained further revealed that there was a significant difference in the achievement of the male and female students when exposed to mobile devices. Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended that the use of mobile devise in schools should be encouraged by relevant bodies, and State Ministries of Education, through organizing seminars and workshops to teachers on utilization of mobile devices in teaching.