INTEGRATING SELF-PACED e-LEARNING WITH CONVENTIONAL CLASSROOM LEARNING IN NIGERIA EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
Keywords:
Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Self-paced elearning, Conventional Classroom Learning, Integration, Nigeria Educational SystemAbstract
The advances in Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
and its rapid growth are changing the way people use, develop, process and
disseminate information and instruction {technology}. There is no doubt that ICT use
in the classroom increase student’s motivation to learn, engage in learning and give
independence in learning. Evidence shows that there is a correlation between using
ICT in schools and students academic achievement across a range of courses. Student
are comfortable and fulfilled in an ICT environment and using this as a bench mark,
[integrating it with a self-paced student centered learning] in conjunction with the
conventional classroom learning will go a long way to improve learning thereby
increasing academic performance of the students at large. This paper explores the
potential of self-paced e-learning alongside with conventional classroom learning and
the positive impact the integration of the two can have on student’s academic
performance when incorporated into the Nigeria Educational system
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