Factors Predicting Business Education Students’ 21st Century Information Communication Technology Skills Acquisition in Tertiary Institutions in Anambra State

Abstract

The study focused on factors predicting business education students’ 21st-century ICT skills acquisition in tertiary institutions in Anambra State. Two purposes in line with research questions guided the study, and two null hypotheses were tested. A correlation survey research design was adopted for the study. The population consists of 476 students from the various tertiary institutions in Anambra State. 134 was sampled using the proportionate sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was a 41-item structured questionnaire. The instrument was validated by three experts. Cronbach Alpha method was used to determine the reliability coefficient of internal consistency, with an overall coefficient value of 0.81. Simple regression analysis was used to answer the research questions, while regression was used to test the null hypotheses at a 0.05 alpha level. The findings of the study revealed, among others that personal, school factors strongly predict business education students’ 21st-century ICT skills acquisition in tertiary institutions in Anambra State. The study concluded that the factors strongly predict business education students’ 21st-century ICT skills acquisition in tertiary institutions in Anambra State. It was recommended among others that the School’s school-based factors regarding facilities, adequate space, teaching materials, and technological equipment should be improved to promote business education students’ teaching and learning of 21st-century ICT skills in tertiary institutions