The Importance of Digital Application of Mathematics and its Application in Secondary Schools in the South West Region of Cameroon

This study examined the importance of digital application of mathematics and its application in secondary schools in the South West region of Cameroon. Now the question is: to what extent does the educational system in Cameroon consider these contemporary challenges in the teaching of mathematics? It is in this line that this study was conducted to appraise how effective the use of specialized rooms notably computer laboratories have been integrated in the teaching of mathematics in secondary schools in the South West region of Cameroon. To answer this question, a total of 12 schools were sampled through simple random sampling, stratifying for setting type (urban Vs. rural) and for the 6 divisions making up the South West region of Cameroon, with one school in the urban area and another one in the rural area per division. Employing a survey design, notably a mixed method approach and more specifically concurrent triangulation. As such a survey employing a semi-structured questionnaire and focus group discussions were corroborated with observation, and concurrent transformative. Given that the availability and usage of specialized rooms in the teaching of mathematics were appraised through set indicators defined as closed-ended questions. However, prospective response-measures were assessed qualitatively through open-ended questions. Altogether, 408 students sampled conveniently were involved in the study. The research procedural rigors were respected whereby administrative clearance was obtained from the University Buea. Descriptive analysis employed frequencies, proportions and MRA to aggregate scores within conceptual components while hypothesis was tested using Logistic Regression. Besong Francis Mbeng"The Importance of Digital Application of Mathematics and its Application in Secondary Schools in the South West Region of Cameroon" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-5 , August 2018, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd15857.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/15857/the-importance-of-digital-application-of-mathematics-and-its-application-in-secondary-schools-in-the-south-west-region-of-cameroon/besong-francis-mbeng