INFLUENCE OF INTERACTIVE MEDIA ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT'S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN MATHEMATICS IN KEFFI, NIGERIA

This paper examined the influence of interactive media on secondary school student's academic performance in Mathematics in Keffi. Interactive multimedia technology1 empowers the educational process by means of increased interaction between teachers and the students. The utilization of technology in the instructional media development has an important role in the increase of the quality of teaching and learning performances of students in Mathematics. The application of multimedia technology in the instructional media development is able to integrate aspects of knowledge and skills. The success of multimedia technology has revolutionized teaching and learning methods. The design of the study was descriptive survey design. The instrument used is titled: Interactive media and academic performance scale (IMAPS). Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data collected from secondary school students in Keffi. This study reports research finding indicated that there is a significance difference between the mean performances of students. The mathematics students performed better in media practice. The study recommended that multimedia instructional tool is an effective tool to enhance performance of students on practice skills in Mathematics.