ROLE OF TEACHERS’ INVOLVEMENT AND PUPILS’ DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY INTERACTION ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

Educational Management

The study mainly explored the impact of teacher’s involvement and pupils’ digital technology interaction on academic achievement in the selected schools in Matalam South District. It specifically determined the extent of teachers’ engagement; the extent of pupils’ Digitech exposure; and the level of pupils’ learning achievement. Further, it determined the significant relationship significant relationship between teacher’s engagement and the pupils’ learning achievement; the influence of teacher’s engagement on the pupils’ learning achievement. Moreover, it determined the significant relationship between Digitech exposure and learning achievement; and the influence of Digitech exposure and learning achievement. This research utilized descriptive – correlation research design to analyze the gathered data from the 100 respondents taken from the pupils and 100 respondents from the teachers. through stratified sampling by proportional allocation. The instruments used were adopted. Results of the reliability test using Cronbach’s Alpha had 0.926 on teachers’ engagement and 0.899 on Digitech exposure, and 0.667 on learning achievement. which meant that the instruments were highly reliable, respectively. Data gathering procedure by the use of communication addressed to different school heads, and the statistical tools utilized mean. While in determining the relationship of the study, Pearson r was used, and the significant influence employed by multiple linear regression. Teachers were strongly agreed on the facilitating learning, support, and collaboration. Pupils were moderately agreed on the internet culture, video games, and social media pertaining to Digitech exposure. Pupils were very satisfactory on the study habits, learning skills, and academic achievement. They were satisfactory when it came to their academic performance. Teachers’ engagement and learning achievement were significantly related. Collaboration of teachers’ engagement found to have significant influence on the learning skills of the pupils. Digitech exposure and learning achievement were associated. Lastly, Digitech exposure was highly significant on learning achievement of the pupils.

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