Dr. Kelechi Da-kaladokubo WOKOCHA & Prof. Boma Isabella DAMBO
CONSTRAINTS OF VIRTUAL CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT IN EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY OF BUSINESS EDUCATION COURSES IN RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITIES
ABSTRACT
The study examined the constraints of virtual classroom management in effective instructional delivery of Business Education courses in Rivers State Universities. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study comprised of all 54 Lecturers of Business Education of Rivers State University and Ignatius Ajuru University of Education all located in Rivers State. The entire population was used for the study. A structured questionnaire titled “Questionnaire on Constraints of Virtual Classroom Management in Effective Instructional Delivery” (QCVCMEID) was used as instrument for data collection. Three experts validated the instrument while PPMCC was used to obtain the reliability coefficient of 0.89. 54 copies of the questionnaire were distributed, retrieved and used for the study. The items were rated on a four (4) point rating scale; mean was used to analyse the research questions and t-test was used in testing the hypotheses. The findings revealed that internal constraints such as students' lack of concentration, financial conditions, lack of interest amongst students, inability to enforce sanctions, absence to physical contact, inadequate practice by students and external constraints such as lack of Information and Communication Technology accessories, poor network, unstable power supply, obsolete hardware/software applications, absence of extant regulations and noisy environment are constraints of virtual classroom management that hinders effective instructional delivery of Business Education courses in Rivers State universities. The researchers recommended provision and activation of rules to guide the instructional delivery process online and ensure the provision of Information and Communication Technology facilities as this will help in virtual classroom management in effective instructional delivery of business Education courses.
