Perception and Experience of Nigerian Private University Undergraduates on Virtual Learning during COVID-19 Lockdown

Abstract

Asa measure to contain the rapid spread of COVID-19 pandemic, governments globally enforced lockdowns with several sectors such as the educational sector being affected as academic institutions remained shut during the period. This consequently prompted Landmark University, a private institution in North Central Nigeria as well as several other schools to adopt the virtual learning methods. A self-administered, structured questionnaire with a modified Likert scales pattern was administered to 400 undergraduate students of Landmark University who participated in the virtual classes during the lockdown period, out of which a total of 335 responses were obtained. With the primary objective being to assess the effects of environmental factors on the learning experiences of students during virtual learning, the study discovered after analysis that Telegram was the most used platform and is the platform that had the most significant effect on the online learning experience of the students.