THE IMPACT OF ICT ON STUDENT'S ENGAGEMENT AND MOTIVATION IN MATHEMATICS COURSES AT NAGONGERA CAMPUS, BUSITEMA UNIVERSITY
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2026-09-03
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CHEKWEMBOI REBECCA
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The impact of ICT on students’ engagement and motivation in mathematics courses at Nagongera Campus, Busitema University was considered. The study, guided by three objectives namely; assess to the effect of ICT instructional tools, ICT accessibility and infrastructure, and ICT competence on students’ engagement and motivation in mathematics learning. A descriptive cross-sectional research design was adopted, and data were collected from a sample of 127 respondents selected using Krejcie and Morgan’s sampling table. The collected data were analysed using SPSS 26 and the findings revealed that ICT instructional tools significantly enhance students’ engagement, with 87.4% agreeing that they make mathematics lessons more interesting and 77.1% reporting improved understanding. Accessibility and infrastructure of ICT, positively influenced learning, with 77.1% of respondents reported reliable internet access, although 34.6% indicated challenges in accessing online materials. Furthermore, ICT competence was found to improve engagement and motivation, with 59.8% of respondents agreeing that digital skills enhance their participation in mathematics learning activities. It is evident that ICT plays a crucial role in improving student engagement and motivation in mathematics courses and strengthening ICT infrastructure, enhancing continuous ICT training, and improving instructional integration of ICT tools to maximize learning outcomes in higher education institutions, improves STEM related studies.
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CHEKWEMBOI REBECCA