META-ANALYSIS ON THE EFFECT OF PERCEIVED USEFULNESS AND PERCEIVED EASE OF USE OF ZOOM CLASSROOM IN TEACHING AND LEARNING AMONG NIGERIAN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING

Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic affected the educational sector in Nigeria and the rest of the world in early 2020 making educationalist search for substitutes for the conventional physical classroom learning style. This led so many institutions in Nigeria and abroad to adopt video conference systems (such as zoom, even though it is used by an insignificant number of academicians) to facilitate academic activities through virtual teaching and learning. More than 80% of young students have negatively been affected by their educational activities due to the closure of all schools globally because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The teaching and learning in most Nigerian institutions are based on face-face contact which was paralyzed due to the COVID-19 lockdown. Institutions are called on to adjust their pedagogical practices and adapt to the learning needs of the students beyond the classroom walls as online learning is perceived to be the best method in order to minimize direct contact. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to examine the effect of perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use on zoom classrooms towards learning motivation. A literature search was performed using prominent internet databases between 2018 to 2023. Sixteen published articles fulfilled the review requirements set for incorporation. The small amount of articles resulting from this search indicates that in recent years the use of video conferencing systems has been investigated to some higher extent in using zoom classroom. Results from the sixteen articles disclosed that zoom classroom remains a promising instructional instrument that awaits further exploration in Nigeria. To enhance the knowledge of learners in Nigerian institutions, the research proposes among other things that, adoption was limited in developing countries like Nigeria due to the factors such as limited power supply, internet subscription costs, and limited internet service.