Influence Of E-Mail And Youtube Platform Utilization On Academic Performance Of Business Education Students In University Of Cross River State
Agim Virginia Ugbong
Department of Business Education, Federal College of Education Obudu
Atah Cletus Akpo
Department of Vocational Education, University of Calabar, Calabar
Ochui Moses Orim
Department of Business Education, Federal College of Education Obudu
Keywords: E-mail platform, YouTube, Utilization, Academic Performance
Abstract
The study determined E-mail and YouTube platform Utilization on Academic Performance of Business Education Students in University of Cross River State. To achieve the aims of the study, two research questions were raised and two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Two hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significant. . A correlational research design was adopted for the study. The population of this study comprises two hundred of sixty (260) Business Education students from the University of Cross River State of 2020/2021 academic session. The census sampling techniques was for study. The instrument used was a research questionnaire titled: “E-mail platform and YouTube platform Utilization on Academic Performance of Business Education Students Questionnaire” (EPYPUAPBESQ). The instrument was validated by two experts in the department of vocational education, University of Calabar. The reliability analyses yielded a Cronbach alpha coefficient of 0.83. The data collected were analyzed using Pearson product-moment correlation statistical analysis. The findings of the study revealed that E-mail platform and YouTube platform Utilization significantly influence the academic performance of business education students in University of Cross River State. It was recommended; among others that the school administrator should engage students in full participation in E-mail platform utilization and Youtube utilization in learning process in universities in Cross River State, Nigeria.