TERTIARY INSTITUTION BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS’ ACCESS TO AND UTILIZATION OF AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) RESOURCES FOR LEARNING IN EDO STATE
Abstract
This study investigated tertiary institution business education students’ access to and utilization of ICT resources for learning in Edo State. Two research questions raised were answered while four hypotheses were formulated and tested. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population comprised 559 business education students. Stratified random sampling technique was
used to select 254 of the population as sample. A 30 item structured questionnaire with a four–point rating scale was used to collect data. The instrument was validated with a reliability coefficient of 0.69 was obtained. Mean was used to answer the research question while t-test statistics was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that business education students do not have enough access to and adequate utilization of ICT resources for learning business education courses in tertiary institutions in Edo State. While a few ICT resources are accessed and utilized, most of them are not freely accessed and utilized. There was no significant difference in the access to and utilization of ICT resources based on gender and type of school. It was recommended that government and other stakeholders should adequately provide ICT resources in tertiary institutions for effective and efficient learning. This will help in quality assurance of potential business
education graduates from tertiary institutions.
Keywords: Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Access, Utilization
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