IMPLEMENTATION OF BLENDED LEARNING FOR EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY OF BUSINESS EDUCATION IN HIGHER INSTITUTIONS IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract
The study focused on examining the implementation of blended learning for effective instructional delivery of Business Education in higher institutions in Anambra State, Nigeria. A survey research design was adopted. The population comprised all 158 Business Educators in the four public higher institutions in Anambra State that offer Business Education. They were not sampled. Three research questions guided the study. A 37-item structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents. The instrument was validated by three experts from the Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. Cronbach’s Alpha was used to test for reliability and it gave a coefficient reliability of 0.73.
Data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The findings revealed several means through which blended learning can be implemented for effective instructional delivery in higher institutions, among others. It was recommended that Business Educators should utilize the various means of implementing blended learning for effective instructional delivery of Business Education in higher institutions in Anambra State.
Keywords: Business Education, Blended Learning, Instructional Delivery, Effective Instructional Delivery, Higher Institutions
Dr. Ethel-Echedo Ebere Margaret
Accounting Education Department
Umeano Faith Ukamaka
Commerce & Co-operative Education Department
All authors from School of Business Education,
Federal College of Education (T), Umunze