Peter OGHENERUEMU

This research study was carried out to examine the influence of digital tools in teaching andlearningmathematics in Ovia-North East Local Government Area of Edo State, Benin city. The populationsizecomprises of all students across 174 secondary schools in Ovia-North East Local Government Area, EdoState. The sample size used comprises of 100 respondents across different secondary schools whowerevalidated. Self-constructed and validated questionnaire was used to for data collection. The collectedand validated questionnaire were analyzed using mean and standard deviation with the benchedscore2.50. The result of the findings reveals that, students use digital tools such as calculators, GeoGebra,photomath, and watch videos for learning mathematics. The results also revealed that digital toolsincrease group work and motivate students to engage more in mathematics practices. The researchalsoshowed that student’s choice of digital tools is greatly influence by the availability of free tools, easeofuse, fun and teacher’s recommendations. Students also face challenges such as poor internet connection,finding the right digital tools to use, and teacher’s level of guidance while using digital tools tolearnmathematics. Government, curriculum planners and stakeholders therefore, must ensure to work collectivelywithschool authorities to provide current and relevant digital tools and free internet connection for learningmathematics in secondary schools. Teachers also should recommend, encourage and assist studentsusing digital tools to learn mathematics.