Impact of Interactive Technologies on the Academic Performance of students in Federal University of Education, Zaria

Shuaibu Muhammed Sirajo, Idayat Mohammed Afolabi, Yussuf Yakubu

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This study investigated the impact of interactive technologies on Academic Performance of students in Federal university of Education, Zaria. Two Research questions guided the study and descriptive survey research design was adopted by the study. The population of study consists of 105 NCE 11 students. The sample size of the study consists of 50 NCE 11 students who were randomly selected. A four-point Likert Type Rating Scale Questionnaire was the tool of analysis. The questionnaire is titled: Impact of Interactive Technologies on Academic Performance of Students (IMITAPES). The descriptive statistics of percentages and mean were used to analyze the demographic data and the research questions respectively. Research findings showed that a great number of the sampled students in Federal university of Education, Zaria, are addicted to interactive technologies. The researcher therefore recommended that interactive technologies should be used for educational purposes to create a balance between interactive technologies and academic program.


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