INFLUENCE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ON TEACHING OF BUSINESS EDUCATION COURSES IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION

(A CASE STUDY OF NORTH-WEST GEO-POLITICAL ZONE, NIGERIA)

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ABSTRACT
There has been a persistent problem of lecturers and students of Business Education at the N.C.E level not applying information and communication technology (ICT) in teaching and learning. Interactions and observations with respondents prompted investigation on the influence of ICT in teaching and learning business education in North-West Nigeria. This study was conducted in the eleven Colleges of education in North-West Nigeria with a population of 1392, using descriptive and survey design. Five research questions were raised as well as five null hypothesis postulated. Data collected were analyzed using percentages, and the five null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using Independent T-test. The findings of the study among other revealed that ICT have not made significant positive change on teaching and learning of business education due to non availability of ICT facilities, cost of acquiring ICT facilities, and poor network. The first, second, third and fifth null hypotheses were rejected because the t-value was greater than t-critical value. On the basis of the findings the researcher concluded that most business education lecturers and students lack ICT skills which makes it difficult for them to compete in the world of work. The researcher made some recommendations which includes, that business education lecturer should engaged themselves in continuous training in ICT facilities to enable them delivered a more effective instruction. Also, there should be adequate and sustainable funding to enable the programme survive.