My Education is in My Pocket: A study on the Use of a Custom Learning Management System (LMS) in Enhancing Students' Achievement in Basic Science in FCE(T) Akoka Secondary School

Abstract

This paper examined the impact of the use of a custom Learning Management System called “Pocket” on students' achievement in  Federal college of education (Technical) Akoka Junior secondary school for Basic Science Education. The LMS is designed to use Videos,  HTML Simulations, Interactive Textbooks, Students Activity reporting amongst others in the teaching and learning process even when  students are offline. This study mainly focused on the impact of “Pocket” on students' academic achievement in Basic Science in Junior  Secondary School. A sample size of 76 out of a population of 513 students studying basic science at the Junior secondary level was chosen  for the study using simple random sampling. A pretest-post-tests quasi experimental research design was used for the study. T- test and ANOVA statistical analysis was done using Excel. The findings revealed that the use of the LMS in lesson delivery was found to  significantly impact the learning outcome when compared to both traditional teaching and entry behaviour. The LMS is thus found to be  superior to traditional teaching approach and is therefore recommended for general adoption by schools. The results of the study  showed that the use of LMSs in our educational institution requires more financial commitment in the procurement of ICT facilities and  the training and retraining of teachers and students for optimal benefits to be obtained. Further research on long term impact, user  interface suitability, ease of deployment, comprehensiveness of its students' activity reporting system and acceptability will have to be  made for a more complete assessment of its usefulness to our educational institutions.