AVAILABILITY AND ADEQUACY OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING BUSINESS STUDIES IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OWERRI

Lucy Udoka Dikeocha, Ph.D

Abstract



The study sought to assess the availability and adequacy of new technologies for teaching and learning business studies. A survey design was used for the study. The study was carried out in secondary schools in Owerri Municipal. The population of the study was 51 business studies teachers. The entire population constituted the sample size. A structured questionnaire based on a 4-point scale titled Availability and Adequacy of New Technologies for Teaching and Learning Business Studies (AANTTLBS) with 36 items was used to collect data. The instrument was subjected to face validation by three experts. The internal consistency method was use to determine the reliability with test-retest measurement and reliability coefficient value of 0.86 was obtained using Pearson product moment correlation coefficient formula. Two research questions guided the study while one hypothesis was tested. The research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation. While the null hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of significance using t-test statistics. Finding of the study revealed that there are only three new technologies available for teaching and learning business studies. The available ones are not adequate. Based on the findings, it was concluded that when these equipment and machines required for teaching and learning business studies are not available, it becomes difficult for students to acquire skills to function and excel in todays business world. Consequently efforts put together to achieve the objective of the subject become jeopardized. Therefore, the researcher recommended among others that state government and proprietors of schools should embrace change by providing students with adequate new technologies for effective teaching and learning to take place.

Keyword: Business studies, new technologies, junior secondary schools, teaching and learning.


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