The Impact of Technology in Developing Primary School Pupils in Kwara State

This study assessed preschool children use of technological device and its impact on their development and Survey research design was adopted for this study. The population for the study comprised of thirty (30) primary schools within the study area. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 10 primary schools in Kwara central and 200 pupils were selected from the schools selected. Three research questions were raised and three hypotheses were generated. The instruments used for data collection was a self-design questionnaire on which validity and reliability was carried out before final administration, the reliability coefficient is 0.73. Frequency distribution, percentages, mean, standard deviation, independent t-test and ANOVA were used to analyze the data obtained from the respondents. The findings showed that Teachers have favourable perception towards the impact of ICT devises on the child development in the areas of (physical, mental, emotional and social development),(X=2.89>2.5).there is no significant difference in the teachers perception on the impact of technological devise on pupils‘ development (physical, mental, emotional and social development) based on gender(p.value 0.192>0.05). There is significant difference in the teachers perception on the impact of technological devise on pupils‘ development (physical, mental, emotional and social development) based on teachers years of experience and qualifications (p.value 0.045&0.20<0.05) respectively. It was however recommended that supply of technological devise should be in right quality and quantity for the pupils in order to enhance their academic development. Government should provide grants for primary schools for the purchase of desktop computer and mini-laptops. Teachers should also be encouraged to go for professional development programmes in order to update their knowledge.