AWARENESSANDUSAGEOFVIRTUALLEARNINGPLATFORMSAMONGLECTURERSANDCOLLEGEOFEDUCATIONGOALACHIEVEMEMNTINKWARASTATE,NIGERIA

Abstract

This study investigated level of awareness and utilisation of virtual learning platforms among lecturers in
relation to college of education goal achievement in Kwara State, Nigeria. It is a descriptive survey of a
correlation type. The study was guided by four research questions raised and one hypothesis formulated. The
hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of significance. The population of the study consisted all the 16 colleges of
education in Kwara State out of which eight were selected for the study. From the selected colleges, both
purposive and stratified sampling techniques were used to make 322 respondents available for the study.
Researchers-designed questionnaires were used to obtain data from the respondents and Students’ Academic
Proforma (SAP). The questionnaires were tagged “Awareness and Usage Virtual Learning Platforms
Questionnaire (AUVLPQ) and Goal Achievement Questionnaire (GAQ). The instruments were validated; 0.74
and 0.68 reliability scores were generated. Descriptive statistics of mean score was used to analyse the research
questions and Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient was used to test the hypothesis formulated at
0.05 level of significance. The findings were that: the level of awareness of virtual learning platforms among
lecturers were rated high for all the Colleges sampled for the study; the extent of usage of virtual learning
platforms among lecturers were rated low; public Colleges of Education were using virtual learning platforms
the more compared with private Colleges of Education; students result as measure for goal achievement was
bottom heavy in classes of pass for graduation; and significance relationship existed between usage of virtual
learning platforms and goal achievement of Colleges of Education in Kwara State, Nigeria. Based on the
findings, the study concluded that virtual learning platforms significantly enhanced students' ability to achieve
educational goals by providing flexible access to resources and fostering a balanced approach to work and
studies. It was, therefore, recommended, among others, that the management should make the school
environment an accessible of internet services, this will motivate both lecturers and students to imbibe the
culture of virtual learning platforms.