Effect of E-Learning Tools on Junior Secondary School Students’ Academic Achievement in Social Studies in Lafia Local Government Area, Nasarawa State

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Authors: Wudu Emmanuel James, Ruth Oliver Agwadu, Akuba Joseph Clement
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Abstract

This study examined the effect of e-learning on junior secondary school students’ academic achievement in Social Studies in Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest intact classes’ research design was adopted. A population of 233 JSS II Students from two public secondary school in Lafia will be used. The total Population sampling technique was employed, therefore the whole 233 students drawn from the two schools constituted the respondents. A Social Studies Students Objectives Academic Test (SSSOAT) was the instrument for data collection. The content validity of the instrument was done using a table of specification and the reliability was determined using the test re-test method and a coefficient 0f 0.82 was obtaine. The two research questions were analysed and answered using mean scores and standard deviation, while postulated hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using independent t-test. The findings revealed that there was a significant difference in the posttest achievement scores between the experimental and control groups (p

Fields of Study & Subjects

Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Educational Technology and E-Learning Education and Technology Integration

Publication details

Journal / source
Journal of Education Research and Library Practice
Publication date
3 March 2026
Language
EN