AWARENESS AND UTILIZATION OF E-LEARNING TOOLS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES BY SCIENCE EDUCATION STUDENTS’ OF NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA

This study investigated awareness and utilization of e-Learning tools for educational purposes by science education students’ of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. Four research questions guided the study. The design of the study was descriptive survey research design. The population of the study was 937 science education students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka as at 2023/2024 academic session. Stratified and Simple random sampling technique was used to draw 105 science students from the six options in the department. The instruments used for data collection was a checklist and questionnaire titled: awareness and utilization of e-learning tools for educational purposes (AUETEP) developed by the researcher. These instruments were validated by two experts from Science Education Department of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka and one from Measurement and Evaluation Faculty of education of the same university. Reliability was carried out using Cronbach alpha which yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.81 and 0.86 respectively, indicating that the instrument was reliable. Research questions’ were answered using percentages, frequencies and mean scores. Thereafter, the findings revealed that science education students’ of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU) are aware of all the e-learning tools listed in the study. The result equally revealed that science education students of NAU do not utilize all the e-learning tools listed in the study for educational purposes. In addition, science education students’ of Nnamdi Azikiwe University agreed on the listed challenges in the study as the challenges encountered in the utilization of e-learning tools for educational purposes. Furthermore, the respondents agreed on most of the solutions to the challenges listed in the study. The researchers’ concluded that the students are aware of the e-learning tools but do not utilize them for educational purposes. It was recommended among others that University management and department should develop a clear e-learning strategy such as creating policies that support the use of e-learning tools, including guidelines for implementation and best practices, invest on reliable internet and equipment as well as learning management systems (LMS).

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