INFLUENCE OF STUDENTS’ AND LECTURERS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS STUDENT UTILIZATION OF LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN SELECTED PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN TANZANIA

  • Damas Benjamin Mahali The Catholic University of Eastern Africa
  • Dr. Peter Changilwa United States International University – Africa
  • Dr. Jared Anyona The Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Abstract

This study investigated the influence of students’ and lecturers’ attitude towards student utilization of Learning Management Systems (LMSs) in selected public universities in Tanzania. Evidence from literature showed that although public universities in Tanzania are facilitated with the necessary technological infrastructure to enable student utilization of LMSs in learning, the adoption and utilization of LMSs across Tanzanian university curricula remains a challenge. In order to investigate attitude as a possible factor for the low adoption and utilization of LMS, convergent parallel mixed methods research design was employed. Data was collected through questionnaires, interview guides and an observation checklist. The target population consisted of 65,950 students, 53 deans, 83 heads of departments, 1,810 lecturers and 247 ICT staff from the selected Universities. Proportional quota sampling technique was used to select 398 students, 328 lecturers, 10 Deans, 10 HODs and 10 ICT Staff members to take part in the study. Quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS. Qualitative data were thematically analyzed and reported as narrative stories and excerpts. The findings of the study revealed that attitude of students and lecturers positively and significantly influenced the utilization of LMS by students in Tanzania (β=0.580, p=0.000). The study concluded that, there exists a positive and significant relationship between students’ and lecturers’ attitude and student utilization of LMS in public universities in Tanzania. The study recommends that the managements of the public universities in Tanzania should come up with sensitization programmes for students and lecturers on the importance of LMS usage in learning as one way of enhancing positive attitude towards the use of LMS in learning.

Key Words: Adoption, Attitude, Learning Management System, Utilization

Author Biographies

Damas Benjamin Mahali, The Catholic University of Eastern Africa

PhD Candidate

Dr. Peter Changilwa , United States International University – Africa

Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Dr. Jared Anyona, The Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Lecturer, Department of Post Graduate Studies

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2019-11-06
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Mahali, D. B., Changilwa , D. P., & Anyona, D. J. (2019). INFLUENCE OF STUDENTS’ AND LECTURERS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS STUDENT UTILIZATION OF LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN SELECTED PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN TANZANIA. African Journal of Emerging Issues, 1(10), 44-68. Retrieved from https://ajoeijournals.org/sys/index.php/ajoei/article/view/61
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