Abstract
The study investigated the availability and use of ICT among secondary school students learning during Covid-19 pandemic Outbreak in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. One of the specific purposes was to find out the availability and use of ICT among secondary school students learning during Covid-19 Pandemic outbreak. A descriptive survey research design was employed for the study. The sample was 100 which comprised 28 male and 72 female senior secondary school students (SS1-SS3). A five-point Likert scale questionnaire was structured and used as the instruments for data collection. The instruments were designed for the study, for both male and female secondary school students. The reliability coefficient was 0.75 Cronbach alpha respectively. In all, three research questions were answered using mean and Standard Deviations. The analysis also revealed that most secondary school students in Nigeria don’t often utilized online teaching and learning process method, thus, they occasionally utilized online teaching and learning process such as WhatsApp, SMS message, radio, television, e-mails, internet as medium of learning. Finally, the availability and use of ICT e-learning for secondary school students in developing countries, especially Nigeria is rated very poor method of assessment and is ineffective, but also observed that other assessment methods are not effectively utilized for the teaching and learning processes. Keyword: Covid-19 pandemic, ICT, e-learning methods, secondary school students, online teaching and learning process. DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-16-10 Publication date: June 30th 2020
Highlights
Education is a process of teaching and learning whose primary purpose is to develop individuals’ knowledge, skills and behaviour (Burke, Lawrence, El-Sayed, & Apple, 2009)
The results of this study is consistent with emerging stream of research which found that attempts to promote elearning among secondary school students in Nigeria have been frequently unsuccessful (Carless, 2005; De Lisle, 2015; Hume & Coll, 2009; James & McCormick, 2009; Marshall & Drummond, 2006; Schneider & Randel, 2010; Wylie & Lyon, 2015), to the extent that poor students’ achievement was obtained (Bell, et al, 2008; Jönsson, Lundahl, & Holmgren, 2015)
Based on the findings, the authors of this research study concludes that the ineffective implementation of elearning methods within the processes of teaching and learning during the Covid-19 Pandemic for Nigeria secondary school students appears to be responsible for poor students’ academic achievements in the programme
Summary
Education is a process of teaching and learning whose primary purpose is to develop individuals’ knowledge, skills and behaviour (Burke, Lawrence, El-Sayed, & Apple, 2009). As put by UNESCO (2006), nations have a quest to provide learning environments that are economically, socially, culturally and physically accessible for all children. It is, for this quest that countries keep adapting and updating their basic education policies. School closures due to coronavirus (COVID-19) are affecting learners worldwide. We know that school closures due to health crises such as Coronavirus, Ebola outbreaks impact learners. They lead to more school dropouts, leave learners at a higher risk of abuse, loss of confidence and self-esteem, and decline in quality teaching and learning process
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