APPLICATION OF ONLINE TEACHING STRATEGY FOR TRAINING STUDENTS FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE IN BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS IN SOUTH-EAST, NIGERIA

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to ascertain online teaching strategies considered effective for training students for improved performance in business organizations in South East, Nigeria. The descriptive survey research design was adopted. The population of the study was 144 business educators in tertiary institutions in the South East, Nigeria. One research question guided the study and one hypothesis were tested at 0.05 level of significance. An 11 item questionnaire was used for data collection. The questionnaire was tested for validity and for the reliability of the instrument which stood at 0.87 alpha respectively. The data generated from the study were analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation and Analysis of Variance. The mean ratings was used to answer the research question while standard deviation was used to determine the closeness of the respondents' means. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that the respondents considered the application of online teaching strategy as an effective strategy for training students for improved performance in business organizations. Furthermore, the findings revealed that years of experience of the respondents did not significantly influence their mean ratings on the effectiveness of online teaching strategies for training students for improved performance in business organizations. It was recommended among others, that government should provide internet facilities for the training of business education students. It was also recommended that business educators should go for in-service training so as to acquire more knowledge on how to infuse technology in their classrooms.

Keywords: Online, Teaching, Strategies, Effective, Training, Students, Improved, Performance, Business Organizations