Vol. 15, No. 1, June - December 2023

This study was conducted to investigate the impact of multimedia technology on computer science students' achievement in senior secondary schools in Ilorin, Kwara State Nigeria. One hundred and two (102) SSII students were involved in this study. The design of this study was a quasi-experimental research design as there was no randomization of subjects into classes. Intact classes were used. Three research questions and three research hypotheses were answered. Research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation. Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the hypotheses at a 0.05 level of significance, results from this study revealed that students who were taught Computer science using multimedia instructional strategies achieved better than those taught without instructional strategies. The study equally revealed no significant difference in the mean achievement scores of male and female students. Overall, multimedia technology had a positive impact on the computer science students' academic achievement. The study concluded that the use of multimedia technology has potential to raise the academic performance of computer science students in secondary schools in Ilorin, Nigeria. The study also recommended that teachers use multimedia technology in their instruction to help computer science students reach their academic potential. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.

Keywords: multimedia, students, computer science and technology, achievement, gender