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Exploring the Primary School Teachers’ Attitude towards Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as an Instructional Method in Mathematics Teaching in Anambra State

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  • Alison Victoria Ukamaka

    (Educational Foundations Department Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka)

  • Alison Joel Onyekachi

    (Science Education Department Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka)

  • Alaribe Christopher Obinna

    (Science Education Department Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka)

  • Okeke Chisom Perpetua

    (Educational Foundations Department Chukwuemeka Odemegwu Ojukwu Universty, Uli)

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This study investigated the attitude of Primary School teachers towards Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as an instructional method in Anambra State. It has been stated by several authors and scholars that the development of any nation depends very much on their knowledge of Mathematics. Mathematics has been so useful right from the origin of man. Mathematics is a vital subject in our lives, its application can be found in any field or profession. Unfortunately the performance of the pupils in mathematics has been consistently poor in primary school, which is the foundation of all levelsof education. This could be as a result of poor teaching method, one teaching cannot be used for all subjects especially mathematics. There is a need to explore other methods of teaching mathematics in primary school such as ICT. ICT has been identified worldwide as a way out, if the teachers are ready to use it. The attitude of primary school teachers has been seen as prerequisite to find out their readiness to use ICT in mathematics classroom. Three research question and two hypotheses guided the study. The descriptive survey research was adopted. A total of 130 public primary school teachers were randomly selected from the population of 1362 primary school teachers involved in the study. The instrument for data collection was Computer Attitude Scale (CAS). The CAS was validated by experts and the reliabilities established to be 0.87. The data collected were analyzed using SPSS package program to obtain mean, standard deviation and independent z-test. The result from the findings shows that, the primary school teachers’ attitude is generally positive; there is no significant difference in the attitude of male and female primary school teachers; no significant difference in the attitude of urban and rural science teachers. Based on this findings recommendations were made.

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  • Alison Victoria Ukamaka & Alison Joel Onyekachi & Alaribe Christopher Obinna & Okeke Chisom Perpetua, 2024. "Exploring the Primary School Teachers’ Attitude towards Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as an Instructional Method in Mathematics Teaching in Anambra State," International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI), vol. 11(5), pages 200-208, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:bjc:journl:v:11:y:2024:i:5:p:200-208
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