COVID-19 Pandemic: Assessing the Effectiveness of Educational Technology Applications on Improvement of Tutor-student Relationships in Ghanaian Colleges of Education
Emmanuel Nkansah
Department of Mathematics and ICT, Wiawso College of Education, Sefwi Wiawso, Ghana.
Frank Ayiku
Department of Mathematics and ICT, St. Louis College of Education, Kumasi, Ghana.
Yaw Ackaah Mensah
Department of Mathematics and ICT, Wiawso College of Education, Sefwi Wiawso, Ghana.
Collins Fordjour Nkrumah
Department of Mathematics and ICT, Wesley College of Education, Kumasi, Ghana.
Atteh Evans *
Department of Mathematics and ICT, Wiawso College of Education, Sefwi Wiawso, Ghana.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Aim: The study sought to investigate the level of effectiveness of Educational technology applications on improvement of the relationship between college of education tutors and students’ communication and interactivity, seeking and sharing information in learning during this CODVID 19 pandemic era in Ghana.
Study Design: This study used descriptive cross-sectional survey research design.
Methodology: The main instrument used for the study was questionnaire. The sample size for the study comprised of college of education students. In this study, purposive sampling and stratified sampling techniques were used to select 370 students (made up of level 100 and level 200 students) of which 210 were males and 160 were females.
Results: The respondents agreed that there is high level of effectiveness of the relationship between college of education tutors and students’ through the use of Educational technology applications in the respect of communication and interactivity, seeking and sharing information in learning.
Conclusion: From the study it can be concluded that there is high level of effectiveness of using Educational technology applications on improvement of the relationship between tutors and students with respect to communication and interactive learning, seeking and sharing information in this corona virus pandemic era.
Keywords: CODVID 19 pandemic, educational technology, college of education students, college of education tutors, Ghana.