Utilization of Technology Facilities for Instructional Delivery among Accounting Education Students in Rivers State Universities

Abstract

The study looked at Utilization of Technology Facilities for Instructional Delivery among Accounting Education Students in Rivers State Universities. Two specific objectives, four research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive study design and was carried out in the two universities owned by Rivers State government. The population of the study was 17 Accounting education lecturers and 34 post-graduate students studying Accounting Education. Purposive sampling was adopted because the population was of manageable size. A self-structured questionnaire titled “Utilization of Technology in Accounting education instructional Delivery for Skills Acquisition (UTAEIDSA) was used as the instrument for data collection with a response option of a 4-point rating scale of Very High Extent (VHE), High Extent (HE), Moderate Extent (ME) and Low Extent (LE). The instrument was subjected to face validation by Three experts, two experts the Department of Business Education and one expert in measurement and evaluation. After a trial testing of the instrument on 20 respondents from the University of Port Harcourt, Cronbach Alpha statistic was employed and a reliability coefficient of 0.83 was obtained. Data was analyzed using Mean and Standard Deviation and ANOVA was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings from the study revealed that interactive whiteboard and Microsoft excel are necessary facilities for practical training in the Utilization of Technology in Accounting education instructional Delivery. Based on the findings of the study. It was recommended that awareness programmes be put in place to sensitize both teachers and students on the practical use of these technologies. Training programs should also be made available for teachers who need to get used to the practical application of these technologies.