Assessment of the Competencies Possessed by Business Educators for Effective Instructional Delivery in Universities in South-East-Nigeria

Abstract

This paper investigated the competencies possessed by Business Educators in Universities for effective instructional delivery in universities in South-East Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. A sample of 123 Business Educators, which comprised 83 and 40 Business Educators drawn from 10 (5 federal and 5 state universities respectively) public universities in South-East Nigeria, was used for the study. The entire population was used for the study; hence census sampling technique was adopted. The instrument for data collection was a 23-item researcher-developed questionnaire titled: Assessment of the Competencies Possessed by Business Educators for Effective Instructional Delivery Questionnaire (ACPBEFEIDQ). The instrument had two clusters with 4-point response scales of Very High Extent, High Extent, Low Extent, and Very Low Extent, with 4, 3, 2, and 1 ratings, respectively, addressing research questions. The internal consistency of the instrument was determined using Cronbach's Alpha statistic, which yielded an overall index of 0.89. The data was collected by the researchers with the help of two research assistants. Out of 123 copies of the instruments administered, 99 copies, representing 80% were returned and used for data analysis. Mean and standard deviations were used to answer the research questions raised for the study, while the t-test statistic was used to test the two hypotheses that guided the study at a 0.05 level of significance. The results showed, among others, that Business Educators possessed both practical demonstration and digital competencies to a low extent. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that the University administration should ensure that practical demonstration and digital competencies are part of the requisite skills to be considered during the recruitment of Business Educators for effective instructional delivery in universities in Southeast Nigeria