Students’ Perceptions of Blended Learning in Health Training Institutions in Ghana: A Case Study of Ho Nursing Training College

Students’ Perceptions of Blended Learning in Health Training Institutions in Ghana: A Case Study of Ho Nursing Training College

Samuel Asare Danquah

Implementing blended/online learning comes with its benefits and challenges. The study looked into students’ perceptions of blended learning in a Health Training School in Ghana. Qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques were used to examine the perceptions of trainee at the Ho Nursing Training College. Two theoretical models were used in this research. These are the technology acceptance model which predicts the perceived usefulness of the system and the perceived ease of use and the Delone and McLean’s IS success model which seeks to measure dependent variables like the system quality, information quality, use, user satisfaction, individual impact and organizational impact. The findings suggest that, students’ perception of blended/ online learning is influenced by the use of the online platform for studying whiles using the traditional face-to-face learning as well. Majority of the students are of the perception that, blended/online learning is very effective and that it has helped in improving their academic performance. But then, lack of stable internet and personal computers are some of the reason why the students are unwilling to patronize online learning. It also delved into the benefits and challenges of implementing blended/online learning. Also, the factors to consider when deploying the system were looked into. The study adds to literature by contributing to knowledge on the implementation of blended/online learning. The research model offers an opportunity to examine how suitable existing conditions are for the implementation of blended/online learning.

MSc. Management Information Systems

Ghana Technology University College

September, 2016

Dr. Stephen Asunka