BASIC DIGITAL SKILLS AS DETERMINANTS OF BUSINESS EDUCATORS’ JOB PERFORMANCE IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS
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This study examined basic digital skills as determinants of business educators’ job performance in tertiary institutions. Two research question were raised and one hypothesis was tested in the study. The study used a descriptive survey design. The population of the study comprised 216 business educators in government owned colleges of education and government owned universities in South west, Nigeria. Two hundred and sixteen questionnaires were administered. Only 183 one hundred and eighty-three were retrieved and used for the study. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire tagged ‘Basic Digital Skills as Determinant of Business Educators Job Performance’ (BDSDBEJP) designed by the researcher with 4-point rating scale. The instrument went through face and content validation by three experts. The reliability of the instrument was ensured using cronbach alpha which yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.91. Mean and standard deviation were used to analyse the data collected to answer the research question. The hypothesis was tested using linear regression at 0.05 level of significance. The research questions revealed that business educators in tertiary institutions are rated high in their level of basic digital skills, with a grand weighted mean and standard deviation of ( =2.99; SD = 0.66), business educators in tertiary institutions possessed a high level of job performance with a grand weighted mean and standard deviation of ( =3.13; SD = 0.61). the found among others that there was a significant positive relationship between basic digital skills and business educators’ job performance in tertiary institutions (F181 = 206.58 p = 0.001). Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that basic digital skills significantly determine the job performance of business educators and it was recommended among others that business educators should maintain and improve their basic skills to enhance their job performance.
Keywords: Basic digital skills, business educators and job performance.
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