Perception of Teachers and Students on Online Classes in Biology at Ogun State Senior Secondary Schools in Covid-19 Era

Abstract

This study examined the perception of students and teachers on the use of online classes for Biology during the lockdown period in Ado Odo Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State in Nigeria. Four research questions guided the study. 292 students and 8 Biology teachers constituted the sample and the questionnaire was adopted as the research instrument. Frequency and percentage were used to analyse the data gathered. Anchored in Technological Determinism, the study found that coverage of the curriculum was above average. majority of respondents had access to online platforms and the internet and adjudged the exercise effective. Others in the minority however believed otherwise. The study, therefore, recommended an increased adoption of educational technologies among Nigerian students and teachers as well as the acquisition of expertise to use them.