Abstract

This study examined the relationship between selected e-learning facilities and academic performance of Senior Secondary School students in public secondary schools in Abia State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study examined the relationships between e-library facilities, computer laboratories, multimedia projectors and students' academic performance. A correlational research design was adopted. The population comprised 36,000 Senior Secondary School students and teachers in public secondary schools across Aba, Umuahia and Ohafia Education Zones of Abia State. A sample of 469 respondents was selected using a multistage sampling procedure, while 455 completed questionnaires were returned and used for analysis. Data were collected using the researcher-developed E-Learning Facilities and Academic Performance Questionnaire (ELFAPQ). Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to test the null hypotheses at the 0.05 level of significance. The findings showed that e-library facilities were available and Utilized to a high extent (cluster mean = 2.80), computer laboratories were available and Utilized to a high extent (cluster mean = 2.82), and multimedia projectors were available and Utilized to a high extent (cluster mean = 2.84). The results further revealed significant positive relationships between e-library and academic performance (r = .641, p < .05), computer laboratories and academic performance (r = .583, p < .05), and multimedia projectors and academic performance (r = .617, p < .05). The study concludes that access to and Utilization of these selected e-learning facilities are significantly associated with students' academic performance. It recommends sustained provision, maintenance and purposeful integration of e-learning facilities into classroom instruction in public secondary schools