A multidisciplinary study on the relationship between ICT literacy levels and academic performance of e-learners in an e-learning setting

Abstract

There is not much research that has been in Nigeria on the influence of ICT literacy on the academic performance of e-learners. This study focuses on this research gap as identified in the literature. The objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between ICT literacy levels and academic performance of distant e-learners based on their course of study in Nigeria. To achieve this objective, seven null hypotheses were formulated which guided the study. The population was the total number of distance e-learners in different faculties and different years of study of all the distance e-learners in Osogbo, Akure, Ado Ekiti and Ibadan study centres. Given the large numbers, the study was conducted in four selected study centres of the National Open university of Nigeria, and a total of 1025 participants completed the survey-based questionnaire that was used for data collection. The data collected was analysed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) at .05 level of significance. The results show that there is some relationship between ICT literacy level of distance e-learners and their academic performance based on their disciplines. ICT literacy levels have a significant relationship with academic performance in Arts and Social Science, Health Science, Management Science and Science and Technology e-learners, but do not play a significant role in academic performance in agriculture, education and law e-learners. Recommendations focus on the role of governments in setting up and improving wireless environments which will assist e-learners to have access to educational benefits, and discover knowledge on their own.

To cite: Aboderin, O.S. (2019). A multidisciplinary study on the relationship between ICT literacy levels and academic performance of e-learners in an e-learning setting. Journal of Management & Administration (2019/1), 1–23. https://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC-16465d92f6