SELF ASSESSMENT OF DIGITAL LEARNING PLATFORMS ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS’ PROFICIENCY IN ECONOMICS EDUCATION IN PRINCE ABUBAKAR AUDU UNIVERSITY, AYINGBA.

Abstract

The researcher investigated self-assessment of digital learning platforms on undergraduate students’ proficiency in economics education in Prince Abubakar Audu University, Ayingba, Kogi State. Three research questions and one hypothesis guided the study. A descriptive survey research designed was used while the study adopted both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. A total population of 1001 economics education undergraduates of Prince Abubakar Audu University, Kogi State constitute the unit from 100 level to 400 level. This research adopted simple random sampling to sample the 300 level students which are made up of 220 students. The undergraduate students were grouped into male and female. While some instruments were damaged or wrongly filled, 212 students filled their questionnaires correctly and considered ok for the study. Data analysis tool included means, standard deviations, and independent samples t-tests, conducted using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. The descriptive statistics were used to answer the research questions while the t-test was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that digital learning platforms is significantly effective in enhancing the undergraduate student proficiency in economics education. The study recommended that government and the school management should enhance technical reliability of the teachers and students to improve integration, application, accessibility and utilization of digital learning tools in tertiary institutions.