Students’ perception of multimedia instructional materials and their effect on learning ICT in senior high schools in the Adentan Municipality

Abstract

The study investigated students’ perception of multimedia instructional materials and their effect on learning ICT in Senior High Schools in the Adentan Municipality. Specifically, the study sought to identify the kinds of multimedia instructional materials that are appropriate for students’ learning of ICT and also investigate the effects of them on students’ learning of ICT. The accessible population of 1,563 students was drawn from the High School student population of 5,015. The study then sampled 100 second year students of selected schools in the Adentan municipal. The selection was done using simple random sampling technique. The researcher opted for descriptive survey design was used gather data from the various respondents. Descriptive statistics such as standard deviation, mean and frequencies were used to analyse the research questions. The findings revealed that computer interactive lesson and slideshow lesson are the most appropriate multimedia instructional materials for learning ICT. However, even though the students are of the opinion CD/DVD lesson and web-based content are also appropriate, they are rarely used for ICT lessons. Secondly, though there are some challenges students face in the use of multimedia instructional materials, they significantly effect students’ learning positively. The researcher then recommends that schools should make multimedia instructional materials available for learning ICT. Furthermore, CD/DVD lesson and web-based content should be incorporated in teaching and learning of ICT.