The Perception of Senior High School Students Towards E-Learning in Bolgatanga Municipality, Ghana

Jesse Atuah; Joseph Domebale; David Laar Sanka; Cletus Azaabi; Solomon Atebi

doi:10.58777/ise.v3i1.396

Authors

Jesse Atuah St. John Boscos College of Education
Joseph Domebale Garu Senior High School
David Laar Sanka University of Technology and Applied Sciences
Cletus Azaabi St. John Boscos College of Education
Solomon Atebi St. John Boscos College of Education

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58777/ise.v3i1.396

Keywords:

E-learning, Perceived Usefulness , Perceived Ease of Use

Abstract

Electronic learning (e-learning) is a comparatively new phenomenon in Ghana and students are grappling with the idea of adopting e-learning. The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) was used in this study to investigate the perception of senior high school students toward e-learning. The study employed the quantitative research approach. The probability sampling method was used to select a total of three hundred and sixty (360) students from a sample frame to constitute the sample size for the study. A closed-ended structured questionnaire was used to gather data on students' perceived usefulness of e-learning and students' perceived ease of use of e-learning which was then analyzed using SPSS. The results revealed student’s strong agreement that, attitude to using an e-learning system is based on student’s perception of ease of use (POEU). Similarly, the study showed that students strongly agreed that students’ perception of usefulness (PU) of e-learning systems forecasts user attitudes toward using an e-learning system.

Author Biographies

Jesse Atuah, St. John Boscos College of Education

Tutor, St. John Boscos College of Education, Navrongo, Ghana.

Joseph Domebale, Garu Senior High School

HoD, Information Technology Department, Garu Senior High School, Garu-UE/R Ghana

David Laar Sanka, University of Technology and Applied Sciences

Lecturer, University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Navrongo, Ghana.

Cletus Azaabi, St. John Boscos College of Education

Tutor, St. John Boscos College of Education, Navrongo, Ghana.

Solomon Atebi, St. John Boscos College of Education

Tutor, St. John Boscos College of Education, Navrongo, Ghana.

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