Exploring Students’ Experience on Distance Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Bauchi State Nigeria
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https://doi.org/10.37134/ajatel.vol11.2.9.2021Keywords:
Covid-19, Students’ Experience, Distance education, Secondary schoolsAbstract
This study aims to reveal the experiences and obstacles on distance education faced by students during the Covid-19 pandemic in Bauchi State Nigeria. A phenomenological research was adopted for the study through shorter case interview. Ten (10) senior secondary school students were selected through purposeful and snow-ball sampling for the study. Thematic analysis was used to synthesize the data collected and highlight key findings. The results indicate that the students views were categorized into positive and negative while the obstacles faced were technical, pedagogical, environment and longing for school. Recommendations were offered to overcome and understand these obstacles to benefit teachers, students and curriculum developers in the future.
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