EFFECT OF INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARDS (IWBs) ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND RETENTION IN COMPUTER STUDIES AMONG JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ABUJA MUNICIPAL AREA COUNCIL, FCT.

Abstract

The study investigated the effect of interactive whiteboards on students’ academic achievement and retention in computer studies among Junior secondary schools in Abuja Municipal Area Council, Federal Capital Territory. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a quasi-experimental research design. The study used human subjects. The participants included junior secondary school students in two public Junior secondary schools in Abuja Municipal Area Council. The sample size was 130 participants selected, using the purposive sampling technique. The participants recruited into the study were purposively assigned to the experimental group (A) and control group (B). The participants from group (A) were assigned to the experimental group containing 65 participants who used interactive whiteboards, while participants in group (B) were assigned to the control group containing 65 participants who did not use interactive whiteboards. Data collected was attributed to the SPSS software package. One-way ANCOVA was used to test the null hypotheses at a 0.05 alpha significance level. The results revealed among others that interactive whiteboards have a positive effect on students’ academic achievement and retention in computer studies among junior secondary school students. Inadequacy of interactive whiteboards and lack of power supply were constraints to the use of IWBs in secondary schools. It was recommended among others that the government should equip the schools with adequate ICT media like interactive whiteboards, government should ensure a stable power supply in all schools