Impact of online classroom on students' study habits in chemistry in senior secondary schools in Ondo State, Nigeria

Ajayi, Lois Folasayo and Ajayi, Lois Ife-Atinuke (2025) Impact of online classroom on students' study habits in chemistry in senior secondary schools in Ondo State, Nigeria. International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 15 (1). pp. 1439-1445. ISSN 2582-8185

The study investigated the Impact of Online Classroom on Students' Study Habits in Chemistry in Senior Secondary Schools in Ondo State, Nigeria. It also determine the level of online classroom usage among Chemistry teachers in the state. Descriptive research design was employed in carrying out the work. The population for the study comprised all Senior Secondary School students in Ondo state. The sample for the study was 420 students selected from Senior Secondary School two in 12 schools in the state. 35 students were chosen from each of the 12 schools selected. The selection of the sample was in two stages. Stage one, simple random sampling technique was used in selecting 12 schools out of the 304 schools in Ondo state. Stage two involved the selection of 35 students from each school earlier selected using simple random sampling technique. A self-designed questionnaire was used in eliciting the required data for the study. The questionnaire was adequately taken through the necessary validation process before been used. The findings of the study revealed that most schools used in this study were fully acquainted with the use of online classroom and that the use of online classroom highly enhanced the students study habits in Chemistry. Base on the findings, it was recommended that all schools in Ondo state should be equipped with digital devises to encourage the use of online classrooms in the teaching of Chemistry. It was also recommended that Chemistry teachers should engage their students more during the online classes.