ACCESSIBILITY AND USAGE OF LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY IN TRANSFORMING TERTIARY EDUCATION IN KOGI STATE
ANUM, OBINNA AUGSUSTINE1
Department of Social Science Education, Faculty of Education,
Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba
Email: obinna.a@ksu.edu.ng; 08062252689;
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ONUEKWUSI, CHISOM ROSECOLLECT PhD2
Department of Business Education, Faculty of Education,
Federal College of Education Isu, Ebonyi
Email: onuekwusirosecolect@fcetisu.edu.ng; 08136618297
ONYEDIKACHI, AMARACHI GRACE3
Department of Social Science Education, Faculty of Education,
Imo State University, Owerri
Email: ammygift@yahoo.co.uk; 07034710412
Abstract
The researchers investigated the Accessibility and Usage of Learning Management System Technology in Transforming Tertiary Education in Kogi State. Three research questions and three hypotheses were posed. This study adopted a survey design and was carried out in Prince Audu Abubakar University, Ayingba, Kogi State. The population of this study consisted of 391 lecturers and students. Purposive sampling was used to sample 176 students and 36 lecturers. Data were collected using a researcher-made rating scale titled “Accessibility and Usage of Learning Management System Technology Scale” (AULMSTS). Cronbach alpha statistic was used to get a reliability index of 0.8. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions. The hypotheses were tested using one independent sample z-test.
The findings revealed average mean scores of 2.27 for lecturers and 2.35 for students. This indicates that respondents use internet-enabled mobile phones, personal laptops, and cybercafés to browse the internet but fail to use school internet facilities, friends/colleagues’ laptops, school libraries, and personal modems. It was recommended that the government of Kogi State should endeavour to provide LMS access to the school library in order to improve research by economics and accounting teachers and students.
Keywords
Accessibility, Usage, Learning Management System, Technology, Tertiary Education