DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY SKILLS REQUIRED FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING OF BUSINESS EDUCATION COURSES IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN PLATEAU STATE
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The study examined digital technology skills required for teaching and learning of business education courses in tertiary institutions. The study was guided by one research question and one hypothesis of no significant difference. Descriptive survey design was adopted. The population of the study consisted of 54 lecturers drawn from tertiary institutions offering business education courses in Plateau state. The entire population was adopted as the sample in view of the small size. The main instrument for data collection was a four-point rating scale questionnaire, with 20 items, tagged; Digital Technology Skills Required for Teaching and Learning of Business Education Courses Questionnaire (DTSRTLBECQ). The data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The mean was used to answer the research questions while the standard deviation was used to determine the closeness or otherwise of the responses from the mean. The null hypothesis stated was tested using the independent t-test at 0.05 level of significance. The finding revealed that lecturers required to a high extent, digital technology skills for teaching and learning of business education courses in tertiary institutions. The findings further revealed that there was no significant difference between the mean ratings of highly experienced and less experienced lecturers on the digital technology skills required for teaching and learning business education courses in tertiary institutions (t52 = 0.764, P>0.05). The study concluded that the design of effective learning environments and embedding digital technologies are critical. This can serve as catalysts for teachers to experiment new things, explore creative alternatives and reflect on their own practices. Based on the findings and conclusion of the study, it was recommended among others that the authorities of tertiary institutions should ensure adequate implementation of policies that will propel the adoption, development and deployment of digital technologies for teaching and learning in the areas of improved infrastructure, adequate funding, re-training programmes and quality assurance.
Keywords: Digital Technology; Digital Skill; Teaching and learning; Business Education
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