GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT
This study explored undergraduate students’ compliance and economic factors as
determinants of success in e-learning program during covid-19 in Nigeria. It reviewed the
attitude of private universities towards adopting e-learning program during the COVID-19
pandemic. The study adopted a survey research approach. The study was conducted in
Evangel University Okpoto. The population of 1,800 was picked from the university
admission register and a sample size of 300 was drawn using the Taro Yamene sample
size determining formula. Data for this study was collected from both primary and
secondary sources. The study discovered that some universities have web pages and
others are in the trend of creating web pages, which is usually for advertisement of the
universities but not for the e-learning activities. The questionnaire designed and
distributed to the respondents was a major source of primary data. Secondary data was
gathered from textbooks, journals, newspapers, encyclopedias, magazines, articles, and
other periodicals found in libraries and on the internet. The instrument titled "Covid-19
and E-learning Questionnaire (CELQ)" was used for data collection. Face and content
validation of the instrument was carried out by one expert in test, measurement, and
evaluation to ensure that the instrument was accurate for the study. Cronbach Alpha
technique was used to determine the level of reliability of the instrument. In this case,
the average reliability coefficient obtained was 0.84, and this was high enough to justify
the use of the instrument. Data were presented on tables, percentages and frequencies.
The Pearson Correlation Coefficient (r) statistical tool was used to analyse the data. The
result proved that there is a strong negative relationship between lack of compliance by
students and the long lockdown in the society which caused hardship. It also proved that
there is a strong negative correlation between compliance due to prolong lockdown, in
favour of its alternative hypothesis. The study concluded that most private universities in
the country did not invest in e-learning packages and training of staff. Students were
taken unawares during the pandemic. Most of the staff and students in universities only
use Internet-related e-learning sites just for the sake of finding related information for
their research, which the institution libraries cannot afford to provide them with adequate
and current materials. One of the recommendations made was that private universities in
Nigeria should expose their students as well as their lecturers to e-learning applications
through seminars, workshops, and conferences.
KEYWORDS: Undergraduate Students, compliance, economic factors,
success in e-learning program, covid-19 and Nigeria