Effects of Computer Animation Instructional Package (CAIP) on Senior Secondary School Students’ Academic Achievement in Geometry in Oyo Metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigated effects of Computer Animation Instructional Package (CAIP) Senior Secondary School Students’ Academic Achievement in Geometry in Oyo Metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria. The researchers employed quasi-experimental design of the pretest, posttest, non-randomized and non-equivalent control group design. Purposive sampling technique was used to select one hundred and eighty four (184) senior secondary school students Oyo metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria. The experimental group was exposed to computer animation instructional package while the control group was taught geometry using conventional approach. The instrument used for data collection was Geometry Achievement Test (GAT) and two lesson plans with reliability co-efficient of 0.89. The data collected were analysed using mean, standard deviation and t-test statistics. The result of the study revealed that there was a significant difference in the performance of students taught geometry using computer animation and the control, t(117)=7.34,P<. Also, gender has no influence on students’ performance in geometry, t(66)= 0.69, P> 0.05. The study recommended among others that Stakeholders in education and professional bodies should train and retrain teachers on how to use instructional games such as computer animation instructional package for teaching geometry concepts and mathematics as a subject.