Al-Hikmah University Journal

The study examined the effects of interactive multimedia instructional approach on junior secondary students’ academic achievement in Islamic Studies in Kaduna State, Nigeria.The design of the study was the non-equivalent pre-test post-test control group. The population of the study consisted of JSSIII Islamic Studies students in Zaria Education Zone, Kaduna State totalling 30,622 as at 2019/2020 academic session. Two secondary schools were purposively selected. These are Barewa College and Alhuda-huda College, Zaria. However, sixty (60) students were selected i.e. 30 from each school. Instructional packages called Islamic Studies Interactive Multimedia Package (ISIMP) Islamic Studies Conventional Lecture Method (ISCOLM) were used in the experiment. The teacher-made test used to evaluate the students learning was named Islamic Studies Achievement Test (ISAT). The content and construct validity of the instrument was determined by relevant experts and the reliability coefficient index of the instrument was 0.86. The study's research question was answered using means and standard deviation while Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used in testing the null hypothesis at 0.05 alpha level of significance. It was found that interactive multimedia instructional strategy enhanced students’ academic achievement in Islamic Studies in junior secondary schools in Zaria Education Zone, Kaduna State, Nigeria.In the light of the foregoing it is recommended that there is the need for Kaduna State government to build and equipped computer laboratories in each secondary school in the state. This will assist in effective utilization of interactive multimedia instructional strategy in teaching Islamic Studies.