FACULTY OF EDUCATION

This study investigated the use of social interactive platforms in teaching and learning process during Covid19 in university of Benin, Benin City. Six research questions guided the students, The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprised of all the seventy four (74) departments in university of Benin. The respondents were
the sixteen thousand (16,000) students of university of Benin, Benin City. Four (4) departments were selected as the sample size from the seventy four (74) departments using the simple random sampling technique and this
represent twenty (20) percentage of the study population, Meanwhile, twenty-five (25) students were chosen from each sampled department making one hundred (100) students as respondents using convenient sampling technique.
A Questionnaire title “THE USE OF SOCIAL
INTERACTIVE PLATFORMS FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
PROCESSES DURING THE COVID-19 QUESTIONNAIRE
(TUSIPTLPQ)” was used. The reliability of the instrument was tested using the test re-test method and the result was calculate with the application of Pearson’s Product Method Correlation Coefficient and the reliability

This study assessed the psychological factors that affect sports training and performance among student athletes in the University of Benin. Nine research questions were raised to guide the study. The descriptive survey research method was adopted in carrying out this study. The population of this study consists of two hundred and twenty-nine (229) student athletes. The data was collected using simple random technique and a sample size of one hundred and sixteen (116) respondents was used for the study. The research instrument used for the study was a self-constructed questionnaire. The validity of the instrument was subjected to scrutiny and the test-retest reliability technique was used to ascertain its reliability. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentages, mean and standard deviation. The findings revealed that psychological factors influence sport performance which include stress, tension, anxiety and aggression. The data from the study also showed that personality, motivation, emotions, attention and concentration also affect the performance of student athletes. In conclusion, student athletes agreed that psychological factors will affect sport training and performance. It is commended that these psychological factors be taken into cognizance during training and competition as they determine how the student athlete will perform.