UTILIZATION OF ICT RESOURCES FOR LEARNING BY BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION
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The study sought to investigate utilization of information and communication technology resources for learning by business education accounting option. The researcher adopted the descriptive survey design. Two research questions and Two research hypotheses guided the conduct of the study. The study population comprised 665 Business Education students out of which a sample of 133 was drawn using simple random sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was a researcher designed questionnaire structured into two sections. The first section sought information about the demographic characteristics of the respondents. The second section was a 66-item 4-point rating scale structured on the Likert rating scale model. The instrument was face- and content- validity validated by three experts; two being experts in business education and one in research analysis. The reliability of the instrument was determined using test-retest method. The result was analysed with Cronbach's Alpha method which yielded a coefficient of 0.80, which was considered very high. The instrument was administered over a 5-day period with the help of four research assistants. The data collected were analysed using mean and standard deviation for the research questions and t-test for the hypotheses. The results of research questions indicated that the respondents were to a small extent proficient in the use of identified ICT resources and that the ICT resources were not frequently used by the respondents, that the respondents. The test of hypotheses also indicated that there was significant difference in the mean rating of male and female business education students on their proficiency in the use of ICT resources and that there was no significant difference in the mean rating of male and female business education students on their utilization of ICT resources. Based on the findings, the researcher concluded that the respondents were barely proficient in the use of ICT resources and that ICT resources were not frequently used in learning. Consequently, the study recommended among others that students’ interest should be aroused in the use of ICT, that governments at all levels should be more involved in ICT education through adequate funding, provision of needed resources, incentives and infrastructural facilities.
Keywords: Information and Communication Technology, Utilization, Accounting, Business Education Students
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