Students' Perception of and Attitude to Online Teaching During Covid-19 Lockdown at Babcock University

Universities in Nigeria have adopted online teaching and learning as a response to Covid-19 pandemic emergency. This study examined students' perception of online teaching during COVID-19 lockdown, described the students' attitude to online teaching during COVID-19 lockdown and assessed the relationship between students' perception of and attitude to online teaching during COVID-19 lockdown at Babcock University. The study used the survey research design. The sampling technique employed was multi stage sampling procedure to draw sample size of 365 for this study because of the need for effective coverage of the large population. Structured questionnaire was administered to Babcock University Undergraduates in printed form in order to obtain useful information which are in line with the objectives of this study. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. The findings revealed students' perception of online teaching during Covid-19 lockdown was 69.8, which was high. The study also revealed that students' attitude towards online teaching during Covid-19 lockdown was moderate and good. It could then be said that online teaching during Covid-19 lockdown depends on the effective utilization of ICTs. Based on the findings, the study recommended among others that organizational innovative climate should be created by the university administrator which must influence lecturers’ use of information technology. Keywords: Students Perception, Attitude, Online Teaching, Covid-19