GRADUATE STUDENTS’ KNOWLEDGE LEVEL OF THE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN THE UNIVERSITY OF GHANA COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES

Abstract

University students’ readiness to incorporate digital technology into their academic lives may have an impact on how they use the Learning Management System (LMS). Previous studies conducted have centred their attention on university students’ perceptions, attitudes, motivations and challenges when using the LMS. However, the knowledge level of the LMS appears to have been given less attention, leaving a gap in the online learning literature. The study sought to explore graduate students’ knowledge level of the LMS using the Technology Acceptance Model. A cross-sectional survey design and the simple random sampling technique was used in selecting 180 graduate students in the University of Ghana’s College of Humanities (UGCH) for the study. Standardized questionnaires were used in measuring the level of knowledge. Descriptive statistics, Chi-square and independent t-test were used in analysing the data. The findings revealed that there was a limited knowledge as far as the LMS was concerned. In addition, graduate males had sufficient knowledge of the features of the e-learning platform than graduate females. Also, the findings revealed that age had no significant impact on the knowledge of the LMS among graduate students. The study concluded that graduate students in the University of Ghana’s College of Humanities (UGCH) had inadequate knowledge of the Learning Management System and as a result may hardly use it. The study recommends that graduate students be taught how to effectively use the features of the LMS for their academic and research activities. Again, to encourage lifelong learning and human resource development, the incorporation of e-learning resources into tertiary education could be made mandatory.

Keywords: Knowledge; Graduate Student; University of Ghana; LMS

Date of submission: 9th November, 2021; Date of acceptance: 19th August, 2022

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Citation:

Odame, J. (2022). Graduate Students’ Knowledge Level of the Learning Management System in the University of Ghana College of Humanities. Multidisciplinary Journal of Distance Education Studies, 1(1), 60-79.

ISSN-L: 2955-7887