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ABSTRACT
The study sought to assess teachers’ perception of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the
Nigerian educational sector. The study adopted Expost-facto design. The research area for this
study was Nigeria. The population of this study comprised Nigerian school teachers. A stratified
random sampling technique was used in selecting a total of 40 respondents as the sample size.
The main instrument used in this study was an interview schedule titled “TEACHERS’
PERCEPTION OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT ON THE NIGERIAN EDUCATIONAL
SYSTEM QUESTIONNAIRE” (TPCPINESQ). Cronbach Alpha technique was used to determine
the level of reliability of the instrument. The reliability coefficient obtained was 0.84 and this
was high enough to justify the use of the instrument. The researcher subjected the data generated
for this study to appropriate statistical techniques such as descriptive statistics and simple
regression. The test for significance was done at 0.05 alpha levels. The study concluded that
there is significant teachers’ perceived impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the Nigerian
educational system as regards educational planning, control, and supervision. One of the
recommendations was that the government, alongside school administrators must ensure to train
teachers on how to instruct and engage all students through online learning tools such as online
virtual lessons, and so on. Also, the school management should assess the capabilities of
infrastructure, students, and especially teachers, in order to know the right technology to adopt,
either high-technology or low-technology solutions.
KEY WORDS: Teachers’ Perception, COVID-19 Pandemic, Planning, Control,
Supervision, Nigerian Educational Sector