EFFECT OF EDMODO ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN PHYSICS IN ILORIN METROPOLIS, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study focused on the effect of Edmodo on secondary school students' academic performance in physics in Ilorin metropolis, Nigeria. The study adopted a quasi-experimental pre-test, and post-test design control group design. Population for the study comprised all science students of senior secondary school while the target population for the study were SS2 students. The sample size of this study was 142 senior secondary school students.  The sample size was sampled from two senior secondary schools in the Ilorin metropolis. The control group was randomly selected as they were taught physics with the conventional teaching method. Edmodo was used to expose the experimental group to some topics in physics. The measuring instruments were Physics Performance Test (PPT) and Computer Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (CSQ). The instrument was face and content validated by three educational technology lecturers from the department of educational technology, and three ICT experts from the department of computer science, University of Ilorin. Its reliability yielded PPT (r = 0.75) and CSQ (r = 0.78). Data were analysed using the Analysis of Covariance and Bonferroni post –hoc test at 0.05 level of significance. The study showed that Edmodo had significant main effects on academic performance in physics, there are no significant two-way interaction effects of gender and computer self-efficacy on achievement in physics (F _{(1, 206)} = 0.11, p>0.05; partial ?² = 0.00).  Therefore, Physics teachers should be adequately sensitized through workshops, seminars, and conferences on the use of Edmodo for instructional delivery at the secondary school level.