INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN ACCOUNTING IN NIGERIA FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES
INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN ACCOUNTING IN NIGERIA FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES
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2011-05
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MAGAJI, ZAKARI BUBA
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This study was an assessment of “Information Communication Technology
and Business Education Students Academic Performance in Accounting in
Nigeria Federal Universities”. The investigation revealed that despite the
enormous benefits the use of information and communication technology
has brought to bear on education as a means of facilitating teaching and
learning, a vast majority of students of Business Education did not employ
the use of the Information and Communication Technology to support their
learning because they didn’t have the requisite skills to operate these
information technology resources. Five research objectives and five
research questions were raised to provide a lead to answering the problem
envisaged by the investigator. The researcher used the descriptive
correlational survey design for the study. The population for the study
consisted of 75 lecturers and 286 students of Business Education, giving a
total of 361. The same number (361) was adopted as the sample for the
study because of the small nature of the population. Descriptive statistics
and correlational coefficient were used to analyze data collected for the
research and to test the null hypotheses. Five null hypotheses were
formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Major findings from the
analysis of data collected for the studys, were as followings: findings from
research question one, revealed Business Education students in Nigeria
Federal Universities do not have the requisite skills and proficiency for
operating Information and Communication Technology. Findings from the
analysis of research question two, revealed that Business Education
students spent little time on Information and Communication Technology.
Findings from research question three revealed that Business Education
students used Information and Communication Technology for purposes
other than for academic works. For research question three, findings
showed that male students explore Information and Communication
Technology resources more than female students, who were less
adventurous. Findings from research question four revealed that Business
Education students, who employ the use of Information and
Communication Technology to support their academic work, perform
relatively better than students who do not. Based on the research findings,the researcher made some recommendations, among which are that,
Information and Communication Technology should be integrated into the
curriculum of Business Education to enable students develop skills and be
computer literate. The federal government should provide computers in all
universities and these computers should all be connected to the internet.
Business Education students should be encouraged to spend more time
exploring Information and Communication Technology resources in order
to develop essential skills. The federal government should purchase
computers in large number and resale them at highly subsidized rates so
that every student can buy and own a computer, as this will help in rapid
ICT skill development among students.
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INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS, EDUCATION, ACADEMIC, PERFORMANCE, ACCOUNTING, NIGERIA FEDERAL, UNIVERSITIES