Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Skills as Correlate of Business Education Lecturers’ Instructional Effectiveness in Colleges of Education in South-South Geo-Political Zone of Nigeria (Published)
This study examined ICT Skills as correlate of business education lecturers’ instructional effectiveness in Colleges of Education in South-South Geo-Political Zone of Nigeria. Six specific purposes, research questions and null hypotheses guided the study. The design chosen for the study was correlational research design. The population of the study comprised one hundred and seventy-three (173) business educators in seven (7) colleges of education in the study area. ICT Skills Test (IST) and the Instructional Effectiveness Questionnaire (IEQ) were used to collect data for the study. The instruments were validated by three experts and tested for reliability using K-R 20 for ICT skills Test (IST) and Cronbach Alpha coefficient for Instructional Effectiveness Questionnaire (IEQ). The result for ICT Skill Test using K-R 20 was 0.97 and that of Instructional Effectiveness Questionnaire, using Cronbach Alpha coefficient was 0.91. Data collected from the respondents were analysed using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (r) to answer the research questions, while the null hypotheses were tested using t-test associated with simple regression. Findings of the research questions revealed that word processing and database management skills have high positive correlation with business education lecturers’ instructional effectiveness. Findings of the research hypotheses indicated the following: There is a significant relationship between word processing skills and business education lecturers’ instructional effectiveness and there is a significant relationship between database management skills and business education lecturers’ instructional effectiveness. The educational implication of the study is that skills are needed to efficiently use at least the elementary functions of ICT in instructional effectiveness. Therefore, it is crucial for institutions operating business education programmes to recognize the importance of ICT skills and provide ample support and resources to their lecturers in order to ensure their instructional effectiveness in the digital era. It was recommended among others that institutions of learning through its ICT unit should offer workshops and seminars to help lecturers stay updated with the latest advancements in ICT skills such as word processing and database management skills.
Keywords: Business Education, Information and Communication Technology, Lecturer, Skills, instructional effectiveness