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Name of school
average score in a computer class
Average score in a non-computer class
total number of students in
school mean
score
M 60.9
45.3 70
53.5 G
47.7 43.7
80 45.5
K 58.4
49.6 151
53.9 Average
55.7 46.2
51.0
Table: Comparison of test scores for students who used computers in learning with those who did not use computers in learning.
The results above shows that in all schools the average score for students who used computers in learning is greater than the average score of students
who did not use computers in learning. Except in school K all students i.e. who used computers in learning and who did not use computers in learning
in other schools were taught by the same teacher.
6.4 Results
This section describes the effects of this study on student. In this study the main aim was to explore the knowledge and skills students gained by
analyzing the performance of students in the tests given in class at the end of the chapter.
Generally in all schools the observations indicate that, students experienced difficulties at the beginning of the lessons due to the shift from traditional
approach of teaching to the new technological approach where students have to make their own observations and decisions with little or no assistance
from their teachers. These difficulties were observed in all classes where ICT was used in the teaching and learning process. In other classes where
computer was not used there was no difficulties because the traditional approach of table below which shows the result of end of lesson assignment
given in all classes.
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understanding to students who participated in the study.
The value of assignment score suggest that there was a slight improvement in students under tending the mathematical skills the end of the lesson
compared to students who did not computers. The result in the table above is summarized in graphical form in the chart
below showing the arrange score for students performance at the end of lessons. This illustrates that there was increase in students understanding in
classes where computer was used because their learning environment allows work investigation critical thinking and making decisions.
lessons computers used
computers not used
first lesson 42
54 intermediate lesson
53.3 56
last lesson 67.3
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The results of the test given of the and of chapter shows that there is a difference in performance between the students who used computer and
those who did not used computers the table below séance the result of students in the test given tat the end of chapter.
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Name of school
With computer Without computers
No. of students
Average score
Gender No. of
students Average
score Gender
M 37
60.9 Males
33 45.3
Males G
35 47.7
Females 45 43.7
Female K
K 38
36 55.6
61.3 Mixed
Mixed 41
36 46.2
53.4 Mixed
Mixed Starting with student in classes where computers was not used in the
teaching and teaching and leaning process. The general performance of these students in this study less than the students in classes were computer was
used. Even though the experience shows that the performance of all these classes were the same when the traditional approach was being used in
teaching and learning. On the side of the results of students in classes where computer was used in
their teaching and learning is their performance higher than their other classes in all schools which participated in this study score of the end of
chapter test suggest that thee is a big improvement in students performance if the ICT facilities are properly used in the classroom environment a below
more investigations critical thinking and confidence in interacting with computer hardware and software spreadsheet which assists students in
making decisions. The results the table above are for all participating students. The increase in
performance for classes where computer were used in teaching shows that using computes in teaching and learning were used in can improve students
level of understanding the abstract concepts. But the level of increase is not the same for all schools especially in
schools G that is a girl school. The level of increase student’s performance is very small. Compared to other schools the boys and mixed schools. This
suggest that the girls need boys much practice in using before they charge form traditional approach instructions delivery to new technological
approach. On the other side the difference in performance in all school where
computers ware not used in teaching is small. This suggest that the level of understanding the concept in traditional approach in almost the same
depending on the ability of students in that class as well as the methods used by the teacher.
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6.5 Analysis
