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This study investigated the challenges of teaching and learning of science at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). The study was guided by four research questions. A descriptive survey design was used for the study. The sample consisted of four hundred, 300-level Science students in the School of Science and Technology and School of Education in four randomly selected study centres of NOUN.
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Anaekwe, M., Nnaka, C. (2017). Challenges of Teaching and Learning Science at a Distance in National Open University of Nigeria. In: Maringe, F., Ojo, E. (eds) Sustainable Transformation in African Higher Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-902-7_14
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