Attitudes of Undergraduates towards Online Classes in Osun State Universities: The Role of Gender and School Type

Abstract

The rapid advancement of technology has continually impacted the mode of disseminating instruction especially at the tertiary level of education. The study was conducted to assess undergraduates’ attitude towards online classes at Osun State universities, Nigeria. It also examined the influence of undergraduates’ demographic factors of gender and school type on the attitude of undergraduates towards online classes in the study area. The descriptive survey research design was employed for the study. Six hundred undergraduates from both public and private universities in Osun State made up the sample. Three Universities were purposively selected based on the adoption of online classes for teaching. In each of the universities, two hundred undergraduates were selected using the accidental sampling procedure. Data gathered were analysed using statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS). Mean and standard deviation were used to analyse the research question while 2-way ANOVA was used to test the research hypothesis. The results revealed that undergraduates had a very good attitude towards online classes (overall mean = 66.1%; S.D = 7.30). Also, both gender (F (1,598) = 29.47; p < 0.05) and school type (F (1,598) = 41.85; p < 0.05) significantly influence undergraduates’ attitude towards online classes in the study area.