Availability And Utilization Of Zoom Technologies In Teaching And Learning Of Business Education In Tertiary Institutions In Cross River State
Prof. Basil Nwosu
Department of Business Education, Ebonyi State University Abakaliki
Bessong, Emmanuel Bessong
Department of Vocational Education, University of Calabar, Calabar.
Dr. Cletus Akpo Atah
Department of Vocational Education, University of Calabar, Calabar.
Keywords: Availabilit, Utilization, Zoom, Technologies, Teaching and Learning
Abstract
This study examined the availability and utilization of zoom technologies in teaching and learning of Business Education in Tertiary Institutions in Cross River State. To achieve the purpose of the study, two research questions and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The study adopted a survey research design. The population consisted of one hundred and thirty nine (139) business education lecturers in the study area, who were all involved in the study due to the manageable size of the population. A 16-item questionnaire titled “Availability of Zoom Technologies for Teaching and Learning of Business Education” (AZTTTLBE) Questionnaire was used for data collection. The data collected were analysed using the Cronbach Alpha statistical technique which yielded an overall reliability coefficient of 0.89. The data collected were analysed using mean (X), standard deviation (SD) and percentage to answer the research questions. Similarly, the null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using ANOVA and independent t-test. The findings of the studies showed that; zoom technologies were available for teaching and learning business education content in tertiary institutions in Cross River State. There was High Extent (HE) of zoom technologies utilization for lecture delivery in Tertiary institutions on Cross River State; and there is no significant difference in the mean ratings on the extent zoom technologies utilization for class discussion in Cross River State Tertiary institutions based on school types and gender in intitutions in Cross River State. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that; Government should subsidize the prices of computers and other electronic gadgets/equipment to make them affordable to all students in tertiary institutions in the country and Government should provide training centres for training and retraining of lecturers to acquaint themselves with the development of nascent technologies.