INFLUENCE OF LECTURERS’ COMPETENCIES ON BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS’ ACQUISITION OF PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN NIGER STATE

Hannatu Bawa YERIMA

Abstract


 

This study examined the influence of lecturers’ competencies on business education students’ acquisition of problem-solving skills in colleges of education in Niger State. This study adopted descriptive survey research design and the population of the study was 325 students in Colleges of Education Minna in Niger State, comprising of 138 students in College of Education Minna and 187 students in Federal College of Education Kontagora. Census sampling techniques was used as the population of the study was very small and manageable. The instrument used in data collection was questionnaire titled: “Influence of Lecturers’ Competencies on Business Education Students Acquisition of Problem-Solving Skills Questionnaire (ILCBESAPSSQ). The instrument was validated by three experts from the Department of Business and Entrepreneurship Education at Kwara State University, Malete.  A pilot study was conducted at Kwara State College of Education, Lafiagi, while the reliability of the instrument was determined using the Cronbach Alpha reliability which yielded coefficient of 0.89. The study utilized frequency counts, percentages, mean and standard deviation in data analysis, while an independent sample t-test was used to test the null hypotheses formulated at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed a significant influence of lecturer’s competencies on business education students’ acquisition of problem-solving skills, while lecturer’s competencies has no significant influence on business education students’ acquisition of ICT skills. Based on the findings, this study concluded that lecturer’s competencies has a significant impact on business education student’s problem-solving skills, while lecturers ‘competencies do not influence business education students’ acquisition of ICT skills in colleges of education in Niger State. The study recommends that lecturers should be encouraged to adopt interactive teaching methods such as case studies, group discussions, and real-world simulations.

 

Keywords: lecturers’ Competencies, Business Education Students’ Acquisition of Problem-Solving Skills. 

 

 

 


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