Educational Impact of COVID-19 on Selected Students in Ogun State College of Health Technology Ilese-Ijebu

Abstract:

COVID-19 a global pandemic affecting all socio-economic aspects of most countries with the imposed lockdown by governments of these countries. The lockdown has halted all educational activities at all levels within Nigeria. The study intends to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the education of selected students in Ogun State College of Health Technology, Ilese Ijebu. The study adopted a quantitative research method where a self-structured questionnaire was administered through google form to the students of the departments of dental therapy, medical imaging, pharmacy technician and, dental surgery technician. From the 350 responses gathered, it was observed that COVID-19 has harmed the learning of the students and the use of online classes to argument this is currently not working considering the many challenges involved. The Government should, therefore, improve the technology available to keep students learning while at home.