INFLUENCE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES ON THE TEACHING OF BUSINESS EDUCATION COURSES IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN KWARA STATE

Israel Segun Ogundele, Lasun Lawal

Abstract


The study investigates the influence of new technologies on the teaching of business education courses in tertiary institutions in Kwara state. Two research questions and one hypothesis guide the conduct of the study.Descriptive survey research design was used for the study. A total of 37 business education lecturers in the public tertiary institutions in Kwara state was selected. A questionnaire with Cronbach reliability of 0.70 was the instrument used for data collection. Percentages mean score was used to analyze the research questions while t-test was used to analyze the hypothesis. The result of the data collected and analyzed indicated that lecturers have access to the new technologies for
teaching of business education courses. The result of the test of the null hypothesis showed no significant difference in the mean rating of respondents. It was concluded that new technologies have a positive influence on the teaching of business education courses. It was recommended among others that institutional administrators should encourage business teachers through sponsorship to acquire knowledge and skills in the area of new technologies.


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