Abstract
A mode of teaching where students receive all information passively from a lecturer is ineffective in fostering of conceptual understanding of statistics. One mode of teaching which engages learners in the learning process of statistics is e-learning. This study was therefore, designed to determine the effect and challenges of e-learning on students at Mukuba University. The study employed quasi-experimental design. Sample for the study consisted of 60 third year students of mathematics studying statistics. Self-made questionnaire and statistics performance tests were used to collect data for the study. Students in the experimental group learnt Gamma and Beta Function, and Probability Distributions of Function of Random Variable using E-Learning approach while students in the control group learnt Gamma and Beta Function, and Probability Distributions of Function of Random Variable using conventional learning approach. Data for the study was analyzed using independent sample t-test statistics. The null hypothesis (H0) was tested at 5 percent significance level. The findings of the study revealed that E-Learning approach improved students’ academic performance. Based on this, this study recommended that E-Learning should be used as an alternative method in teaching of statistics.
Highlights
A mode of teaching where students receive information passively from a lecturer is ineffective in fostering understanding of statistics, it is necessary to pass a system where students are actively involved in the learning process
There is need to shift from the traditional-based method of teaching to one that is learner-based in which learners actively participate in the learning process of statistics (Auer & Thrasyvoulos, 2018)
In Introduction to Probability and Statistics (MAT 250) among second year students at Mukuba University out of ninety-four candidates who sat for MAT 250 examination in the 2014 academic year, only forty-eight candidates representing 51 percent passed the course while 49 percent failed the course
Summary
A mode of teaching where students receive information passively from a lecturer is ineffective in fostering understanding of statistics, it is necessary to pass a system where students are actively involved in the learning process. The 21ssss century generation is better in being actively participating in the learning process; actively responding to the comments of their lecturers and their students as they manage the process of collaborative inquiry on their own using e-learning can be defined as a learning utilizing electronic technologies to access educational curriculum outside of a traditional classroom (College, 2020).
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