Impact of Online Counseling Platforms on Female Students’ Academic Achievement in Tertiary Institutions, Sokoto State
Nasiru Abubakar Katami & Amina Aliyu Diri
1*&2Department of Educational Foundations, Sokoto State University, Sokoto, Nigeria
Abstract
The study is meant to examine the impact of E-learning counseling platform on female students’ academic achievement in Sokoto state. Two objectives were set with their corresponding research questions and two hypotheses. The study is quantitative, with a sample size of 301 respondents. The target respondents are the NCE 111 students of Shehu Shagari college of Education, Biga College of Education and Federal College of Education Gidan Madi all in Sokoto state. A stratified random sampling was employed. Structured questionnaires were used for data collection and data analysis was done using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The findings of the study revealed that, there is a significant and positive impact of online counseling resource centers on the academic achievement of female students in Sokoto State and also mobile counseling applications have a significant impact on the academic achievement of female students in Sokoto State. Based on the findings, the study recommends the enhancement of Online Counseling Resource Centers, through continuous improvement and expansion of the resources as well as thorough evaluation and Improvement of Mobile Counseling Applications.
Keywords
E-learning, Counseling platform, Academic Achievement and Female Students
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