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Abstract
The study examined the perception of undergraduates towards the use of learning management systems (LMS) for learning Chemistry concepts. The study made use of descriptive survey research type. Sample of 84 undergraduates were randomly selected. The instrument used for collection of data was a questionnaire designed by the researchers for the purpose of examining undergraduates’ perception towards the use of LMS for learning Chemistry concepts. The instrument used in this study was vetted by experts to determine the face and content validity of the instrument after which it was subjected to reliability test of Cronbach Alpha and it yielded 0.92. Five research questions and three null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Paired sample t-test statistical tool was used in testing the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance and the research questions were answered using frequency counts. The findings reveals that undergraduates possess positive perception towards learning management systems as gender, course of study, year of study influence the opinion of undergraduates on the use of LMS for learning Chemistry concepts. It was then recommended that University managements should facilitate the installation and the use of LMS platform for both academic and administrative engagements to ease learning of concepts and conduct of other activities by undergraduates.
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