IMPACT OF COMPUTER GAMES ON SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS. A CASE STUDY OF BOSSO L.G.A NIGER STATE.

Abstract

This research work, impact of computer games on senior secondary school student’s achievements in mathematics in Bosso local government area was carried out using quasi experimental design to collect data from sampled students. 40 students (20 male and 20 female) were selected from four secondary schools that were purposively sampled based on availability of computer facilities in their schools and students and teacher’s willingness to take part in the research work. Two research questions and two hypotheses where stated and tested at 0.05 level of significance respectively. Hypothesis 1 of no significant difference in the mean achievement of students taught mathematics using computer games and those taught using the conventional method was rejected as the p-value was found to be significant. Hypothesis 2 of no significant difference in the mean achievement of male and female students taught mathematics using computer games was upheld as the p-value was found not significant. The t-test was used as a method of data analysis; which helped in the findings, conclusions, summary and recommendations of this research work. The result from this study have shown that computer games learning approach has immense impact in enhancing achievement in mathematics. The researcher recommend that there should be training and retraining of mathematics teachers on the demand of the computer games learning approach. Government and school proprietors should provide computer facilities in their various schools to enable the effective use of the computer games learning approach. Parents should be encouraged to have personal computers at home for their ward.