Al-Hikmah University Journal

This paper examined the perceived effectiveness of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in Lagos State.  A survey research design was employed for the study. The population consisted of 1500 students and 500 teachers that claimed to be learning and teaching through online in Lagos State, Nigeria. The data for the study were gathered through the use of the questionnaire tagged “Effectiveness of Online Teaching in Lagos State” (EOTLS) and were analyzed with descriptive statistical such as frequency counts and percentages. The reliability of the instrument was determined through the test re-test method using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Co-efficient statistic and the correlation co-efficient value stood at 0.83. The findings revealed that students preferred face to face teaching than online with a percentage of 82.6%. The reasons were that; they understand better during face to face. Others claimed to have internet network problem or power outage. Moreover, the findings revealed that teachers were not adequately motivated to teach online. 74.8% of the total respondents claimed not to have financial abilities to deliver online lessons because of the meagre money given to them by their schools. The findings also revealed that 93% of the teachers were not used to teaching online with Zoom and Teams. The study recommends that Lagos State Government should develop the quality of online learning and motivate teachers by training them in the use of online teaching software and other professional development that will prepare them for future unexpected re-occurrence.