INFLUENCE OF LECTURERS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS ACCEPTANCE OF ONLINE ASSESSMENT IN NORTH EASTERN NIGERIAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES

Abstract

The study examined influence of lecturers’ attitude towards acceptance of online assessment in federal universities in North Eastern Nigeria. The design for the study was descriptive survey. The study had one research question and three hypotheses. The target population of the study consisted of 3,486 lecturers of two specialized Federal Universities and two conventional Federal Universities conducting assessment online in North East of Nigeria. The respondents of the study consisted of 332 lecturers. Questionnaire used for the data collection. Two experts validated the instrument. To ascertain the reliability of the instrument, a pilot study conducted and reliability of 0.88 obtained. The collected responses were analyzed using the descriptive and inferential statistic. It was found that among the factors influencing lecturers’ acceptance of online assessment was Attitude. A significant difference in lecturers’ Attitude toward online assessment was found with specialized federal universities having higher perception. A significant difference was found again in male lecturers’ Attitude toward online assessment with specialized universities had higher perception. As well, significant difference was found in female lecturers’ Attitude toward online assessment with specialized universities had higher perception. The study finally recommended that the federal universities’ management should assist the lecturers to utilize technology specifically online assessment.