STUDENT ACCESSIBILITY AND UTILIZATION OF E-LEARNING RESOURCES AND THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

STUDENT ACCESSIBILITY AND UTILIZATION OF E-LEARNING RESOURCES AND THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Education is an essential component of long-term development (Chimombo, 2005). Education is becoming increasingly important, particularly in developing countries, as pressure mounts to catch up with the developed world in areas such as global competitiveness (Hawkins 2002). As might be expected, educational environments in developing countries differ from those in developed countries, with low educational quality and limited opportunities to attend school in rural areas due to long distances and high opportunity costs. According to Chimombo (2005), in order to ensure broad access to education, country-specific circumstances affecting compulsory and free education must be adjusted. Article 26 of the 1948 United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights enshrined the right to compulsory and free education for all (UN Human Rights 1948).

The constant introduction of new technologies has increased the pressure on academic personnel to respond to these significant changes in a very short, and frequently impossible, time frame. According to Bates and Poole (2003), one of the primary challenges of teaching with technology is the inability to keep up with the technology. The paradox of technology-enhanced education is that technology evolves quickly while humans evolve slowly. Electronic resources are information extracts created with modern information communication technology devices, refined and redesigned, and more often stored in cyber space in the most concrete and compact form, allowing a large number of people from various locations to access them simultaneously.

The number of e-learning materials available  is less important than their accessibility; in other words, resources should be easily accessible to all. Printed resources such as books, journals, encyclopedias, dictionaries, workbooks, and other similar materials played an important role in the learning process prior to the introduction of computer and internet technologies. Printed editions are typically out of reach for the general public and also prohibitively expensive. If two students want to use the same book at the same time, the library will need two copies of the same book. Instead of having a printed edition of a book, having an electronic or e-version of the book allows many people to access the same book at the same time and from their living room.

Using a computer. In this computer age, e-versions of books, journals, and other e-resources have become unavoidable, and it is thus critical to convert the printed version into an e-edition for future demands.

As a result, Nigeria’s teaching and learning practices are shifting away from traditional methods and toward greater use of e-learning materials. However, little or no effort has been made to determine the influence and impact of e-learning on student academic achievement in higher education. As e-learning becomes more widely used in higher education, it is becoming increasingly important to investigate its impact on student performance. As a result, this study examined students’ access to Emmanuel Alayande College of Education in Lanlate, Oyo State, Nigeria.

to e-learning materials and their academic accomplishment in college of education.

1.2 Problem Description

Education is becoming increasingly important as the developed world strives to keep up in areas such as global competitiveness (Hawkins 2002). Prior to the introduction of e-learning, many people who wanted to pursue a postsecondary degree had to compete for the few spots available at public institutions. Those who were hired had to apply for study leave in order to complete the standard learning system. This type of further education system was distinguished by a limited number of students who could be admitted each academic year and, as a result, their absence from work for the duration of their studies.

Several studies have been carried out.

On academic achievement, particularly among students, little research has been conducted in the Nigerian educational system. There appears to be no research on the relationship between students’ access to e-learning tools and their academic achievement in Nigerian educational institutions. That is, without a doubt, the goal of this study, which will be carried out with students from the Emmanuel Alayande College of Education in Lanlate, Oyo State, Nigeria.

1.3 Research Issues

The following are some of the questions that this research will attempt to answer:

I How accessible is e-learning among Emmanuel Alayande College of Education students?

ii) What factors influence the use of e-learning among Emmanuel Alayande College of Education students?

iii) What are they?

What are the reasons for e-learning adoption among Emmanuel Alayande College of Education students?

1.4 The Study’s Objectives

The primary goal of this study was to investigate the. However, the specific goals were as follows:

I to investigate e-learning accessibility among Emmanuel Alayande College of Education students

ii) to identify the factors that influence e-learning utilization among Emmanuel Alayande College of Education students.

iii) to survey the reasons for e-learning adoption among Emmanuel Alayande College of Education students.

1.5 The Study’s Importance

The goal of this research was to investigate the relationship between students’ access to e-learning tools and their academic achievement in college. The research would provide data and recommendations.

That could be beneficial to policymakers. As a result, planners and other social scientists should take the findings into consideration. Finally, by providing information to students, instructors, and researchers, this research contributes to the field of e-learning.

1.6 The Study’s Scope

Undergraduate students at Emmanuel Alayande College of Education in Lanlate, Oyo State, Nigeria, will be included in this study.

1.7 Study Restrictions

Aside from the researcher’s time constraints, another limitation was that the study did not include all students studying through the e-learning mode, but instead focused on students at Emmanuel Alayande College of Education in Lanlate, Oyo State, Nigeria.

1.8 Terms Definition

During the course of this research, the following terms were used:

Academic success: the extent to which

A student, teacher, or institution has completed their short-term or long-term educational objectives.

A method of approaching or entering a location.

E-learning is defined as learning that takes place through electronic media, most commonly the Internet.

Learner or someone who attends an educational institution is referred to as a student.

1.8 Research Organizations

The chapter one consist of the introductory part of the study which includes the study background, the statement of the research problem, the study objective and scope of the study.

The second chapter is a critical review of other literatures relevant to the study and its objectives including the theoretical framework for the study. While the third chapter is methods of data collection, sampling and data analysis used in conducting the study. The fourth chapter centres around the research findings including an analysis of how it relates to previous findings. The fifth chapter includes a summary of findings, a conclusion, and recommendations based on the research objectives.