ACCESSIBILITY AND UTILIZATION OF DIGITAL RESOURCES FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING OF ECONOMICS IN SOUTH EAST, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study investigated the accessibility and utilization of digital resources for effective teaching of Economics in South East, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. Two research questions and hypotheses guided the study. Six public universities, consisting of federal and state universities, were purposively selected for the study. The sample for the study comprised 86 Economics education lecturers. Data were collected using a questionnaire named “Digital Resources Accessibility and Utilization for Economics Instructions Questionnaire (DRAUEIQ)”. The instrument was validated, trail tested, and a reliability coefficient of 0.85 was ascertained using Cronback Alpha. Data obtained were analyzed using mean and standard deviation while hypotheses were tested using the t-test statistic. The results of the study indicated that collaboration tools, e-books, online databases, social media, multimedia, and learning management systems, among others, were accessible to a low level. The result also revealed low utilization of digital resources for effective teaching of economics in universities in the South East, Nigeria. Based on the findings, the study recommended among others, educators constantly access and utilize digital resources for effective teaching and learning of Economics.