Abstract
The study focused on digital technology (DT) application issues in classroom instruction among secondary school economics teachers at Delta State. Specifically, it determined: extent to which the secondary school Economics teachers use DTs in teaching; attitudes of Economics teachers towards use of DT in their teaching; and challenges Economics teachers encounter in their use of DT in teaching. Survey design was used for this study. Population of this study consisted of all Economics teachers in Delta state government owned secondary schools. Questionnaire was used to collect data. Data were analysed using mean, standard deviation, and t-test to test null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings reveal six DTs were highly used by Economics teachers. These include smart board (X̅= 3.12), computers (X̅= 3.05), internet technologies (X̅= 3.05) and Google Docs (X̅=3.10) among others. Other findings are 12 teacher attitude indicators which include,that use of DT improve classroom instruction (X̅= 3.34), and other. Also, seven challenges were identified, including lack of training and support for teachers (X̅=3.17), no accessibility to technology for teachers (X̅=3.10). Based on the findings, four recommendations for improving the teachers’ DT application in classroom instruction were made.