Al-Hikmah University Central Journal
PERSONAL LEARNING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENTAS DETERMINANTS OF ICT PROFICIENCY OF POSTGRADUATE BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS IN NORTH-EAST NIGERIA
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.