Impact of Utilization of E-Learning Technologies on Academic Performance of Undergraduate Business Education Students in Universities in Delta and Edo States

Abstract

The study examined impact of utilization of e-learning technologies on academic performance of undergraduate business education students in universities in Delta and Edo States.  The aspects of e-learning technologies examined were:  availability of e-learning technologies, utilization of e-learning technologies, impact of e-learning technologies, commitment to online activities and social media technologies and strategies for improving the utilization of e-learning technologies. Correspondingly, the moderating influence of gender, age, educational qualification in view and academic level were examined.  Five research questions were raised and answered and five hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance.  The survey research method was used for the study.  The stratified random sampling technique was adopted and the sample size was 100 business education students.  The instrument used for the study was a structured questionnaire and it was validated by three experts.  The test-retest method was used to ascertain the reliability of the instrument and the PPMC reliability of 0.86 was obtained.  Data collected were analyzed using Mean, Standard Deviation, t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).  The findings of the study revealed that e-learning technologies have a great impact on the academic performance of undergraduate business education students in universities in Delta and Edo States to a great extent.  Also, that there was no significant difference between the mean rating of male and female business education students on the strategies for improving utilization of e-learning technologies in business education programmes in universities Delta and Edo States among others.  It was concluded that utilization of e-learning technologies has great impact on academic performance of undergraduate business education students in universities in Delta and Edo State.  Based on the findings, it was recommended that curriculum planners of the universities should make deliberate efforts to provide curriculum that will accommodate the utilization of e-learning software and technology, since the e-learning technologies enhance the academic performance of students.