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Assessing the Constraints in the Application of E-learning by Secondary School Teachers in Bayelsa State, Nigeria

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This study investigated the constraints in the application of e-learning in secondary schools in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. Four hundred (400) teachers in public secondary schools were used as the sample for the study. The instrument for data collection was self-developed questionnaires titled, ‘Teachers’ Constraints in the Application of E-learning Tools’ (TCAET) and ‘Strategies for Improving E-learning Application by Teachers’ (SIEAT. The study revealed constraints and strategies in the application of e-learning in secondary schools in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. It was recommended among other things that, the government should embark on a massive computer training program for teachers. Teachers should be trained and retrained through in–service training, seminars, workshops and conferences for acquisition of the knowledge and skills needed for e-learning application in secondary schools in Bayelsa State, Nigeria.

DOI 10.11648/j.her.20170201.16
Published in Higher Education Research (Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2017)
Page(s) 27-30
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Constraints, Application, E-learning, Teachers, Bayelsa State

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  • Department of Vocational and Technology Education, Faculty of Education, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Nigeria

  • Department of Business Education, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port-Harcourt, Nigeria

  • Department of Vocational and Technology Education, Faculty of Education, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Nigeria

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    Alfred-Jaja Stella Wellington-Igonibo, Boma Isabella Dambo, Diseye Juliet Oyadongha. (2017). Assessing the Constraints in the Application of E-learning by Secondary School Teachers in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Higher Education Research, 2(1), 27-30. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.her.20170201.16

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    Alfred-Jaja Stella Wellington-Igonibo, Boma Isabella Dambo, Diseye Juliet Oyadongha. Assessing the Constraints in the Application of E-learning by Secondary School Teachers in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. High Educ Res. 2017;2(1):27-30. doi: 10.11648/j.her.20170201.16

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