Open AccessManagement of E-Learning Technologies in Era of Emergency in Secondary Schools in Rivers State
Author(s) -
Orji W. Uzochukwu,
Samuel O. Oluwuo
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
global academic journal of humanities and social sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2707-2576
pISSN - 2706-901X
DOI - 10.36348/gajhss.2022.v04i01.001
Subject(s) - cronbach's alpha , data collection , simple random sample , government (linguistics) , medical education , sample (material) , christian ministry , population , descriptive statistics , consistency (knowledge bases) , psychology , medicine , political science , computer science , statistics , mathematics , environmental health , linguistics , philosophy , chemistry , chromatography , artificial intelligence , law
The study investigated management of e-learning technologies in era of emergency in secondary schools in Rivers State. Two research questions and two hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance guided the study. The study adopted descriptive design. The population of the study comprised all the 276 public senior secondary schools in Rivers State. A sample of 206 principals was drawn using simple random sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was titled ‘Management of E-Learning Technologies in Era of Emergency in Secondary Schools in Rivers State Questionnaire’ (METEESSRSQ). The instrument was validated by an expert in Educational Management and two other experts in Measurement and Evaluation for internal consistency. Cronbach Alpha method was used to establish reliability index of the instrument at 0.82. Data collected was collated and analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The findings of the study showed that principals responded positively that the use of smartphone and radio can be applied in the management of secondary schools in the era of emergency. Furthermore, the study showed that no significant difference exists between the mean scores of male and female respondents on the ways the use of smartphones can be applied in the management of secondary schools in the era of emergency. It was concluded that e-learning technologies can be used in the management of secondary schools in the era of emergency in Rivers State. Recommendations were made included that government and Ministry of Education should train educators on the digital skills as part of preparing principals and teachers on how to conduct educational activities through e-learning technologies during emergency.