Enhancement of Instructional Delivery of Business Education Courses in NigerianUniversities Through Effective Application of ICT Facilities

Abstract

This study sought to determine the extent of application of ICT for enhancement of instructional
delivery of business education courses by lecturers in Nigerian universities with focus on
University of Calabar and University of Cross River State, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria.
In order to carry out this study objectively, two specific objectives, two research questions and
two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. A descriptive survey design was
adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised 1448 Business Education students
of University of Calabar and University of Cross River State. Simple random sampling
technique was used in selecting a sample of 724 business education students. A questionnaire
titled “Information and Communication Technology Application for Enhancement of
Instructional Delivery of Business Education Questionnaire” (ICTAEIDBEQ) was used for
data collection for this study. The questionnaire was validated by three experts in the Faculty
of Vocational and Science Education, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria. Cronbach’s
Alpha Technique was used in determining the reliability of the instrument and a correlation
coefficient of 0.87 was obtained. Mean was used in answering the research questions. The ttest statistics was used in testing the null hypotheses at .05 level of significance. The findings
of the study revealed that there is no significant difference between the mean ratings of
University of Calabar and University of Cross River State students on the extent of application
of Spreadsheet and PowerPoint for enhancement of instructional delivery of Business
Education courses by lecturers. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that
lecturers should encourage the application of ICTs for enhancement of instructional delivery
in business education.