PERSONAL LEARNING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENTAS DETERMINANTS OF ICTPROFICIENCY OF POSTGRADUATE BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS IN NORTH-EASTNIGERIA

Abstract

The study examined the personal learning and learning environment as determinants of ICT proficiency of
postgraduate business education in North-East Nigeria. The study adopted a survey research design, a
total population sample was used in the study. The population of the study comprised all 95 MSc business
education students of two universities in the area of study that are offering business education programme
at the postgraduate level and the entire 95 students were used in the study. The data collected were
statistically treated using multiple regression. The results revealed that personal learning and learning
environment has positive and significant influence on ICT proficiency of postgraduate business education
students. The findings suggest that personal learning using ICT facilities for academic purposes should be
encouraged among postgraduate business education students, and a comfortable learning environment
with well-equipped ICT facilities should be provided because these will improve the ICT proficiency of
postgraduate business education students and minimize the issue of going to commercial cyber cafes, and
business ccenters in town by postgraduate business students for their assignment and other academic
activities.