Perceptions of E Learning Adoption in Vocational Technical Education Within Tertiary Institutions in Gombe State.

This study ascertained the Perceptions of E learning Adoption in Vocational Technical Education within Tertiary Institutions in Gombe State. Three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. Descriptive survey design was adopted. The population comprised 515 final year penultimate students in five tertiary institutions in Gombe State. A sample size of 250 students was selected for the study using simple random sampling technique. A structured and validated questionnaire on four-point rating scale containing 48 items was used for data collection. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions while t-test was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The analysis was carried out using SPSS version 23.0. Findings revealed that students sometimes use e-learning services in learning, e-learning services were not adequately available in tertiary institutions. Students’ competency in internet usage was fair and that e-learning service delivery is constrained by a lot of factors. Therefore, it was recommended among others that, Administrators of tertiary institutions in collaboration with the private sector should provide more e-learning resources to tertiary institutions so as to facilitate the training of students in skills needed to use e-learning services in the process of learning.

E-learning adoption, Vocational Technical Education, Tertiary Institutions, Students' Perception, Internet Competency, E-learning Resources, Gombe State, Nigeria.

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