Availability and Utilization of E-Learning Technologies in Teaching Agricultural Science in Senior Schools in Ilorin South L.G.A, Kwara State

Abstract

E-learning technologies are necessary to meet the challenges of the contemporary world education competitiveness in scientific and technological advancement. This study investigated the Availability and utilization of e-learning technologies in teaching agricultural science in senior schools in Ilorin South L.G.A, Kwara State. 60 Agricultural science teachers participated in the study. A researcher-developed forty-five-items questionnaire was used to collect data. Four research questions and two research hypotheses guided the conduct of the study. Data were analyzed using frequency, mean, standard deviation and t-test. Results show that some of the listed e-learning technologies were available for teaching agricultural science in senior schools to a high extent. Some of these include printers, tablets and laptop computers while some like public address system, projectors, interactive whiteboards among others are not available. Results also, revealed that agricultural science teachers use e-learning technologies to a moderate extent. The benefits of e-learning technologies as revealed by the study include for effective classroom management, makes teaching interesting and encourages individual learning among others. Challenges include: lack of functional computer laboratories, inadequate finance, irregular power supply, high cost of e-learning facilities among others. The researchers recommended (among others) that ICT training should be made compulsory for teachers and it should be subsidized by governments, government should incorporate e-learning education into school syllabus, there should be an alternative source of power supply in E-learning libraries in schools. DOI: 10.7176/JEP/12-16-01 Publication date: June 30 th 2021