EXTENT OF UTILIZATION OF E-PORTFOLIOS FOR ENHANCING LEARNING BY BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS IN IMO STATE
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The need to improve students' learning and academic performance prompted this study to determine the extent of utilization of E-portfolios for enhancing learning by business education students in Imo State. Three research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted survey research design and the population of the study comprised 1,935 (573 male and 1,362 female) 2017/2018 academic session final year business education students in the four tertiary institutions where business education programme is offered. A sample size of 331 students was drawn using Taro Yamane formula. The structured questionnaire which was validated by three experts in the field of business education was used for data collection. The reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach alpha method which yielded correlation coefficients of 0.88, 0.79 and 0.81 for cluster B1 to B3 and an overall value of 0.83. Frequency and percentage, mean and standard deviation and t-test were used for data analysis. Findings showed that business education students are not aware of majority of E-portfolios as a means of enhancing learning and therefore utilized them in learning to a very small extent. Findings also revealed that gender was a significant factor on the extent of utilization of E-portfolios by business education students while gender was not a significant factor in their mean ratings on factors that militates against their utilization of E-portfolios for enhancing learning. Based on the findings, the researchers recommended among others that; Seminars and workshops should be organized by both Business Education Departments and Authorities of tertiary institutions to enlighten students on how to effectively utilize E-portfolios for academic purposes and the impact it will have on their academic performance.
Keywords: Utilization, E-portfolios, Learning and Business education
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