ASSESSING THE EFFECT OF PROJECT FACILITIES ON BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN TERTIARY INSTITUTION IN RIVERS STATE

Abstract

The study investigated the relationship between projection facilities and Business Education students’ academic achievement in Tertiary Institutions in Rivers State. Ten (10) specific objectives, research questions and null hypotheses guided the study. The survey and correlational research designs were used for the study. Population of the study was 3,763 students drawn from the department of business education from the three tertiary institutions in Rivers State, while the sample size consisted of three hundred and forty-six (346) respondents. Data collection instrument was through a researcher-designed. An expert in the field of Measurement and Evaluation and the Researcher’s Supervisor determined the face and content validity of the instrument. The reliability coefficient of r = 0.920 was determined through Cronbach Alpha Statistic. Pearson moment correlation was used to answer the research questions while the null the hypotheses were tested using Linear Regression and Analysis of Covariance at the 0.05 significance level. Some of the results amongst others showed that there was a positive, very strong and significant relationship between projection facility and good presentation of students of tertiary institutions in Rivers State, and there was a positive, very strong and significant relationship between projection facility and the self-development of students of tertiary institutions in Rivers State.