CHALLENGES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ADOPTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA

Cyriacus Izuchukwu Mbanugo (Ph.D)

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The study focused on the challenges of Artificial Intelligence adoption to the development of business education students in tertiary institutions in Anambra State, Nigeria. Two research questions guided the study and two null hypotheses were tested. A descriptive survey research design was adopted. The population of the study comprised of 1,493 business education students in public tertiary institutions that offer business education programme in Anambra State. No sample was taken, as the population size was manageable. A 17-item structured questionnaire titled “Challenges of Artificial Intelligence Adoption to the Development of Business Education Students” was validated by three experts for the study. The reliability of the instrument was ascertained using Cronbach Alpha which showed that the clusters yielded co-efficient values of 0.92 and 0.88 respectively for the clusters B1 and B2, with an overall reliability co-efficient value of 0.90. Data related to the research questions were analyzed using mean and standard deviation, while t-test was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that respondents agreed on challenges of Artificial Intelligence adoption on the critical reasoning and academic retention of business education students in public tertiary institutions in Anambra State, Nigeria. The study revealed that degree and NCE students of business education differ significantly on the challenges of Artificial Intelligence adoption on their critical reasoning and academic retention in public tertiary institutions in Anambra State, Nigeria. It was concluded among others that there are significant challenges of artificial intelligence adoption to the critical reasoning ability and academic retention of business education students in government owned tertiary institutions in Anambra State, Nigeria. It was recommended, among others, that students should be encouraged to avoid over-reliance on artificial intelligence as excessive dependence may hinder the development of critical reasoning abilities and academic retention.

Keywords: Challenges, Artificial Intelligence, Academic Development, Business Education Students, Tertiary Institutions.


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