IMPACT OF MULTIMEDIA LEARNING ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN MINNA METROPOLISIS.

Abstract

The study examined the Impact of multimedia learning on the academic performance of students with special needs in Minna metropolis. Three research objectives were raised and translated in to three questions and three corresponding hypotheses were raised. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. Hundred respondents were employed. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire. The instrument was validated by the supervisor. Test-retest reliability was used to establish the reliability of the instruments. The reliability coefficient of 0.79 was determined using Cronbach alpha. The data collected were subjected to mean score to analyze the research questions with a decision rule of 2.5 while inferential statistics of Chi-square statistical tool was employed and the significance of the various statistical analyses was ascertained at 0.05 alpha levels. The results showed that there is significant difference in the mean response of students with special needs on impact of multimedia in teaching and learning, there is significant difference in the mean response of students with special needs on the impacts of multimedia on academic achievement and there is significant difference in the mean response of students with special needs on the impacts of multimedia towards attitude to learning. The study concluded that the use of multimedia materials enhance effective teaching and learning, academic performance and students with special needs attitude towards learning. It was recommended that public should be aware of the uses of multimedia materials to aid teaching and learning process, emphasis must be placed on the use of multimedia learning to inculcate the positive attitude towards learning and improve students with special need academic performance.