EFFECT OF MULTIMEDIA UTILIZATION ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN HOME ECONOMICS

Educational Technology

This study investigated the utilization of multimedia strategies on secondary school students’ performance in Home Economics in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area, Rivers State. Five research questions were raised and answered. Five hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. A quasi-experimental design was adopted. The population of the study consisted of all the JSS 2 students in the Junior Secondary Schools in PHALGA. The sample size comprised two hundred and fifty-five (255) JSS 2 students from three selected secondary schools. A researcher-made achievement test titled Home Economics Achievement Test (HEAT) was used for data collection. Mean and standard deviation were used in answering the research questions while ANCOVA was used in testing the hypotheses. The findings revealed that there was a significant difference in the performance of students taught Home Economics using multimedia (recorded video and computer animation) and those taught Home Economics using the demonstration method (traditional method) with computer animation showing the most effect on the performance of students. Also, the study showed that the multimedia strategies used in the study were not gender biased, this manifested in the Home Economics performances of male and female students which did not differ significantly. The study concluded that multimedia utilization in teaching enhances students’ learning, which eventually results in better academic performance. The study therefore recommended that multimedia gadgets should be made available and effectively utilized in the teaching Home Economics so as to complement the traditional methods. Also, teachers should be adequately trained in the use of multimedia in order to enhance the teaching and learning of Home Economics in public schools.

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