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Instructional Computer Technology: Implications for Gender Achievement in Nigeria

S.A. Onasanya, C.O. Olumorin, E.N. Asuquo and G.B. Ogunojemite

This study examined the instructional computer technology with its implications for gender achievement in Nigeria. The setting was in Graphcom Independent Educational Computer Laboratory, Ilorin in Nigeria. The participants were randomly selected Junior Secondary School (JSS) III students in Ilorin West local government area of Kwara State for a holiday computer technology instruction. A total of 30 students (15 boys and 15 girls), aged 15 and 16 years old, participated in this study. Scores from a pretest and posttest of male and female students were compared using Paired Sample t-test with repeated measures and gender as the factor. Analysis of data showed that there were gender differences in computer technology achievement. The findings were statistically significant. The results confirmed earlier findings and added to knowledge about gender differences and achievement in computer technology.

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S.A. Onasanya, C.O. Olumorin, E.N. Asuquo and G.B. Ogunojemite, 2007. Instructional Computer Technology: Implications for Gender Achievement in Nigeria. Information Technology Journal, 6: 1063-1068.

DOI: 10.3923/itj.2007.1063.1068

URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=itj.2007.1063.1068

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C.O. Olumorin

E.N. Asuquo

G.B. Ogunojemite

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