ASSESSMENT, INNOVATION STRATEGIES OF E-LEARNING AND SOCIAL NETWORKING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AMONG POST GRADUATE STUDENTS IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN RIVERS STATE

Abstract

The paper examined the assessment of innovation strategies of e-learning and social networking for sustainable development among post graduate students in public universities students in Rives State. A descriptive research survey design was adopted and a sample size of 136 post graduate students from the study area, representing 10% of the population, was used for the study. A stratified random sampling technique was adopted to identify the sample element for the study. A questionnaire titled “Assessment Innovation Strategies of e-learning Social Networking Questionnaire” (AISeLSNQ) was used and complimented with document analyses. The research questions were analyzed using mean scores, standard deviation, rank order and decision rules while z-test statistical tool was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings reveals that innovation strategies on e-learning and social network have significant impact on the academic performance of post graduate students in the public universities in Rivers State. It was concluded, that the impact of innovation strategies of e-learning and social networking on the academic performance of post graduate students have not been felt much. The paper recommended that: e-learning and social networking facilities should be adequately provided by the various stakeholders in the affair of public universities in Rivers State and utilized by most graduate students, for effective education service delivery and the training and retraining on the use of information and communication technology (ICT) facilities should be made mandatory at the primary level so to inculcate the e-technology habit in post graduate students.