LEVERAGING ON MODERN INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS IN BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS

Abstract

The study investigated how Leveraging on modern instructional delivery strategies can promote business education students employability skills. The study adopted descriptive survey research design, the population of the study consists of (666) 2016/2017 final business education students in universities in South- South, Nigeria. Proportionate stratified sampling technique was used to select a sample of 400 Business Education final year students in the said tertiary institutions.Four hypotheses guided the study. The study used a four-point rating scale questionnaire of 25-item
structured instrument titled: Modern Instructional Delivery Strategies Employability Skill Questionnaire (MIDSESQ). The instrument was validated by three experts and the reliability coefficient was determined using split half reliability which indicated 0.89 which necessitated the
administration of the instrument. The instrument was analyzed using multiple linear regression analysis. The findings of the study revealed that the use of cooperative learning strategy contributes to business education student digital capability skills and that the use of student grouping strategy also contributes to business education student communication skills in South-South Universities. Recommendations were made, among others that Business Education students involved in
cooperative learning should imbibe digital skills that would enable them explore e-business options thereby enhancing their employability and that business education Lecturers should encourage students’ grouping strategy which provides the opportunity for students to acquire social skills likely to improve their interaction in the work place.

Keywords: Modern Instructions, Delivery, Strategies, Employability Skills