Students Experiences with Online Teaching and Learning Pedagogies in Ghana During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Wahab Sualihu^1, , Mohammed Zakaria¹ and Augustine Bediako¹

¹Al-Faruq College of Education Post Office Box 146, Wenchi bono region, Ghana

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Wahab Sualihu, Mohammed Zakaria and Augustine Bediako. Students Experiences with Online Teaching and Learning Pedagogies in Ghana During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Innovations in Teaching and Learning. 2024; 4(1):20-30. doi: 10.12691/jitl-4-1-4

Abstract

The decision by the World Health Organization to declare COVID-19 as a pandemic in 2020 forced all countries to re-organize their systems. Ghana’s education ministry did not only close schools, but it also directed teachers to adopt online learning platforms as alternative pedagogy to traditional face-to-face teaching and learning. Using a mixed-method approach, this study explores learners’ attitudes and factors that encourage the utilization of online learning among tertiary students in Ghana. Descriptive statistics and the Chi-square analysis were used to explore learners’ attitudes and the factors that encourage the utilization of online learning respectively. Data were collected from 170 respondents selected through a multi-stage sampling technique. Empirically, most of the students use- and were aware of online learning. Generally, the results revealed that the students have a positive attitude towards online learning. The Chi-square analysis revealed that the utilization of online learning was higher among students whose parents work in the public and private sectors and are highly educated. Likewise, positive attitudes, high subjective norms, and training drive the use of online learning. Policy-wise, factors that lead to positive attitudes towards online learning should be promoted.

Keywords:
COVID-19 Colleges of Education Ghana Online learning Pedagogies

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