ACCESSIBILITY AND UTILIZATION OF E-LEARNING FACILITIES ASCORRELATES OF EFFECTIVE TEACHING IN HUMAN KINETICSEDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN

Abstract

The introduction of the E-learning Educational system has contributed to the growth andDevelopment of teaching and learning globally in terms of technology-based education.The extent of aligning with this vision often leads to skills acquisition in digital learning inEducation. It is in view of this that this study examined the accessibility and utilisation ofE-learning facilities as correlates of effective teaching in Human Kinetics Education,University of Ilorin. A descriptive research design of a correlation type was employed forthe study. The population comprises all the students of the Human Kinetics Educationdepartment in the study area. Multistage sampling procedures of stratified andproportionate random sampling techniques were used to select 100 participants for thestudy. A structured questionnaire was developed to gather data for the study. Theinstrument was validated by the experts. The reliability level of the instrument wasestablished using Cronbach's alpha, and a value of 0.70 was obtained. The administrationof the instrument was done by the researcher and 3 trained research assistants. The datacollected were analysed using descriptive statistics of percentage and mean to answer theresearch questions, while inferential statistics of Pearson product-moment correlation(PPMC) were used to test the formulated hypotheses set for the study at 0.05 alpha level.The result revealed that, there was a significant relationship between accessibility ofinternet facilities and teaching of Human Kinetics Education at the University of Ilorinwith (r-value = 0.721, p < 0.05), there was a significant relationship between the use oflaptop of E-learning resources and teaching of Human Kinetics Education with (r-value =0.122, p < 0.05); and there was a significant relationship between virtual classroomeffectiveness of E-learning and teaching of physical Education with (r-value = 0.142,p<0.05). Based on the findings, the study therefore recommends that accessibility ofinternet facilities should be provided by the school management for both the students and lecturers so as to enhance the E-learning process. Also, provision of laptops and other E-learning resources should be provided by the school management for the effectiveenhancement of the virtual classroom learning process between lecturers and students.