Impact of Uses of Technology Tools Among Teachers and Students of Mathematics in Colleges of Education in Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated the impact of the uses of technology tools among teachers and students in Mathematics classroom instruction in colleges of educations in Nigeria. A research question and one research hypothesis guided the study. Descriptive survey method was employed. The sample consisted of one hundred and sixty (160) students; and thirty-six teachers selected from four colleges of educations in North-West and North-Central Zones of Nigeria. Forty (40) students and Nine (9) teachers were selected each from the four colleges of educations using purposive sampling techniques. Two questionnaires consisting of ten (10) items for teachers and ten (10) items for students were used for data collection with reliability coefficients of 0.65 and 0.68 respectively using Cronbach alpha (20) Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research question while t-test statistic was used to analyzed the hypothesis. The results showed that the mean responses of teachers and students differ significantly. Therefore, the null hypothesis of no statistical difference between lecturers and students responses was rejected. It was recommended that government and its agencies like NCCE should provide computers to colleges of educations to enable students and teachers have access to utilize them in acquiring computer skills.