Digitalization of Asynchronous Instructional Delivery as Correlate of Functional Skills Development among Business Education Students in Colleges of Education in South-East Nigeria

Abstract

This Study investigates digitalization of instructional delivery as correlate of functional skills development among Business Education students in Colleges of Education in south- east States, Nigeria. The main purpose of this study is to determine how digitalization of instructional delivery correlate functional skills development among business education students in colleges of education in South East Nigeria. To guide this study, two research questions were raised while a hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of significance. The research design adopted for the study was a correlational survey. The study population comprised 123 Business educators in the public Colleges of Education in South East States. There was no sampling because the population was manageable. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire. The instrument was validated by the researcher`s supervisors and three other experts of measurement and evaluation all from Madonna University Nigeria. The reliability of instrument was established using Cronbach alpha statistics that yielded total alpha value of 0.81.  Pearson product moment correlation was used to answer the research questions, while multiple regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The summary of results revealed that the overall ANOVA summary of multiple regression based on computer skills, and internet skills as predicted by digitalization of asynchronous instructional model is statistically significant. Based on the findings, it was concluded that digitalization of instructional delivery variables of asynchronous are determinants of business education’s functional skills acquisition in colleges of education in South-East States. In other words, asynchronous instructional model collectively predicts functional skills of computer and internet skills of business education students. Recommendations were made among others that; Colleges of education should strive to adopt asynchronous instructional model in the teaching of functional skill of computer to business education students which will not only help maintain their core competencies but also enhance their job competitiveness