📄 Research Article
BIJESS Vol. 7, No. 7 (2020)
INFLUENCE OF WHATSAPP IN THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF BUSINESS EDUCATION COURSES IN ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Ugwunwoti Promise Emeka & Ugwu Ikenna Vitalis
Department of Business Education, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Enugu State
British International Journal of Education and Social Sciences,
Vol. 7, No. 7 (2020),
pp. 137-146 |
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Abstract
The main purpose of the study was to determine the influence of whatsapp in the teaching and learning of Business Education in Enugu State University of Science and Technology. The study was guided by two research questions and two null hypotheses. The population consisted of 48 final year Business Education students and 10 Business Educators (lecturers) of Enugu State University of Science and Technology in the 2019/2020 academic session. No sampling was carried out since the population was of a manageable size. The instrument used for data collection was a 14-itemed questionnaire developed by the researcher. The instrument was validated by three experts and the reliability of the instrument was determined using Crombach Alpha which yielded reliability index of 0.87. The instrument was administered by the researcher and one trained research assistant. 56 out of 58 copies of the questionnaire were well responded to, returned and therefore, used for data analysis representing 96.6% percent return rate. Mean and standard deviation were used for data analysis and correlation statistics was used to test the null hypotheses. Findings showed that: communicating with supervisors on the progress of project writing, retrieving of information from friends in other schools, receiving from and sending instrument to validators, collection of information from research validators, having a global access to information sharing, and forwarding of research topic to supervisor were some of the influencing variables of whatsapp in the teaching and learning of Business Education in Enugu State University of Science and Technology. The null hypotheses showed no significant relationship in the mean values of Business Education students and their Business Education lecturers on the itemized influencing variables. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that Business Education students and Business educators should cultivate the spirit of using whatsapp messenger as additional teaching facility for teaching and learning of Business Education Programme, some valuable social media applications such as whatsapp should be inculcated into the school curriculum as teaching aid.
Keywords:
Business Education, Teaching and Learning, WhatsApp Application, Business Educators, Students
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APA 7th Edition:
Ugwunwoti Promise Emeka, Ugwu Ikenna Vitalis (2020). INFLUENCE OF WHATSAPP IN THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF BUSINESS EDUCATION COURSES IN ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. British International Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 7(7), 137-146. https://doi.org/
Ugwunwoti Promise Emeka, Ugwu Ikenna Vitalis (2020). INFLUENCE OF WHATSAPP IN THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF BUSINESS EDUCATION COURSES IN ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. British International Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 7(7), 137-146. https://doi.org/
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Ugwunwoti Promise Emeka, Ugwu Ikenna Vitalis. INFLUENCE OF WHATSAPP IN THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF BUSINESS EDUCATION COURSES IN ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. Br. Int. J. Educ. Soc. Sci.. 2020;7(7):137-146. DOI:
Ugwunwoti Promise Emeka, Ugwu Ikenna Vitalis. INFLUENCE OF WHATSAPP IN THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF BUSINESS EDUCATION COURSES IN ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. Br. Int. J. Educ. Soc. Sci.. 2020;7(7):137-146. DOI:
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