PERCEIVED PROBLEMS CONFRONTING ONLINE CLASSES DURING COVID-19 ERA IN KWARA STATE

Usman Tunde SAADU

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Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. In 2020 there was a total locked down of all sectors in which education is inclusive. In order not to make students idle during the lock down, the state government in her efforts initiated online classes which aired on radio and television. Despite these laudable efforts by the state government, some hinderances affected online classes as perceived by students. This study adopted a descriptive survey research design. Three research questions were raised and answered with descriptive statistics. There are 16 Local Government Areas in Kwara State. A simple random sampling technique was used to select eight Local Government Areas which is 50% of the total Local Government Areas in the state. The researcher selected one school from each Local Government Area to make the total number of 8 secondary schools. In each school, 15 students were selected regardless of their class. A total number of 120 secondary school students participated in this study. Student's Perception of Problem of Online Classes during the Covid-19 Questionnaire (TPPOCQ-Covid-19) was used. The instrument was validated by some lecturers at the faculty of education, Kwara State University, Malete. The instrument was tested for reliability using the test-retest method and the reliability score of 0.74 was obtained. The results revealed that the attitudes of students towards online classes during covid-19 was negative in Kwara State with a weighted Mean (1.87) among other findings. It was concluded that students have a negative attitude toward online classes during covid-19 in Kwara state. Based on the findings, the following recommendations were made: Government or non-governmental organizations should create enabling environments through the provision of stable internet most especially in remote areas. Parents should provide handsets for their children to enable them to have access to the internet. Philanthropists should assist parents who could not afford mobile phones to provide for them

Keywords:   Covid-19, Teaching, Online Learning, Electricity, Internet-connectivity, Computer


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