CURRICULUM REFORM FOR REQUISITE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AMONG BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ABI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA

Seyifunmi Ntami Eleng, Patience Undelishima Ushie (Ph.D)

Abstract


The main objective of this study was to determine the extent to which curriculum reform in business studies impact skills development among secondary school students in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. Three specific objectives, 3 research questions and three statement of hypotheses guided the study. Survey research design was adopted for this study. A sample of 170 JSS2 students was selected from the population of 350 students who offered business studies in Junior secondary schools in the five public secondary schools in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State. The sample was determined using Taro Yamene and was selected using proportionate sampling technique. A researcher-made questionnaire tagged Curriculum Reform for Requisite Skills Development Questionnaire (CRRSDQ) was used to elicit responses from the respondents. Validity of the instrument was ascertained by two business educators, and a measurement and evaluation expert university of Calabar. Cronbach reliability was used to determine the internal consistency of the instrument which yielded a reliability coefficient of .85. The questionnaire was rated thus: Strongly Agree (4), Agree (3), Disagree (2) and Strongly Disagree (1). Data collected was analyzed using mean and independent t-test. Findings reveal that reform in curriculum contents impact skills development of secondary school students in Abi Local Government Area. It was concluded that content of business education curriculum should be designed to include ICT literacy skills, media literacy skills and creativity education to enhance requisite skills development among business education students in secondary schools.

Key Words:Curriculum Reform, Business Education, Skills, Requisite Skills, Skill Development


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