An Analysis of E-Listening Comprehension Perception in Online Instruction:‎ ‎ A Case Study ‎of Secondary School Students in Kwara State, Nigeria

Abstract

E-listening comprehension in an online instruction study was necessitated by the exigencies of the COVID-19 lockdown when lectures had to be online. So, the study analyzed students’ perceptions of the gains and desirability of learning through electronic and technological devices as obtained during the lockdown. Based on being in different courses (Arts, Science and Commercial) of study, gender (male and female), and public and private school attendance, 176 secondary school students responded to a 13-item online questionnaire distributed to the population through texting and social media outlets. The collected data were analysed using mean scores, T-test, and ANOVA statistics. The study found that students keep a positive perception of e-listening comprehension in online instruction, the strategy (online instruction) benefits participants across the study divides, but with speech speed and accent as constraints to effective comprehension in the e-listening strategy. It also finds no significant difference among participants based on gender, between attendees of public and private schools. The study recommends further training of teachers of different subjects in content development to enrich online instructions, and stakeholders and to make adequate provision of e-instruction required devices to eliminate time/space constraints on learning