Title:
NEW TECHNOLOGIES SKILLS NEEDED FOR EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY OF BUSINESS AND ENTERPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION COURSES IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN DELTA STATE

Authors:
EDIONWE, Nosakhare Ph.D., ADOH, Rosemary Nwamaka and EDIONWE, Monica Peretomode

Abstract:
The study aimed at determining the new technologies skills needed for effective instructional delivery of business and entrepreneurship education courses in Delta State tertiary institutions. Three research questions are raised and three hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. The population for the study comprised 67 business and entrepreneurship education lecturers in State own tertiary institutions. A 30-item structure questionnaire was used in collecting data from respondents. The internal consistency of the instrument was computed using Cronbach Alpha Correlation coefficient. 0.82, 0.81 and 0.87, respectively. The findings of the study revealed that business and entrepreneurship education lecturers need requisite new technologies skills, which are in the cluster of Computer Appreciation, Power Point Presentation, and Internet Application and Software skills for effective and efficient instructions delivery. It was concluded that acquisition of adequate new technologies competencies will make for greater efficiency and effectiveness of lecturers’ job performance. It was equally recommended amongst others, that business and entrepreneurship education lecturers should attend periodic training and retraining on professional competencies to acquire current knowledge and competencies needed for effective service delivery of instruction content of the programme.

Keywords:
New Technologies, Business and Entrepreneurship Education

DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37500/IJESSR.2025.8319

Date of Publication: 03-06-2025