GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT
This paper sought to investigate the efficacy of computer-assisted instruction in
enhancing students’ performance in mathematics. Computer Assisted
Instructions (CAI) have become one of the most acceptable means of learning
mathematics in recent times. It was observed in the study that information
communication technology is a term used to refer to the use of computers and
other related devices to organize, store, retrieve, and transmit information either
within or outside an organization. It was also observed that ICT provides a rich
global resource and a collaborative environment for the dissemination of
knowledge and information. The study concluded that the various factors that
hinder teacher training institutions in Nigeria from providing quality ICT
knowledge and skills include lack of technically experienced lecturers, limited ICT
facilities and infrastructure, inadequate course content for ICT training, lack of
clear direction in the Nigerian National Policy for Information Technology (NNPIT)
on teacher education, lack of leadership by professional organisations, and the
problem of electricity. It was also observed that the application of information
and communication technologies in Nigerian public secondary schools is poor but
better in private schools, even though the Nigerian Federal Government has
commissioned a mobile Internet unit (MIU) operated by the Nigerian National
Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). The result also proved
that there is a true and undisputable picture of the significance of computerassisted instruction in prevalent good performance of students in mathematics in
our schools today. It was recommended in the paper that the government
should provide the necessary infrastructure and training for the integration of
ICTs in the secondary school system.
KEYWORDS: Mathematics, Computer assisted instruction, & Students
performance