INFLUENCE OF BUSINESS EDUCATION LABORATORYONSKILLACQUISITION OF BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS INUNIVERSITIES IN KWARASTATE
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2025
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Department of Business and Entrepreneurship Education
Abstract
This study was conducted to examine the influence of business education laboratories on
skills acquisition of business education students in universities in Kwara state. The study
adopted a descriptive research survey design. The population of the study consisted of 609
students of the business education department in Kwara State University, Alhikmah
University, and the University of Ilorin, out of which a sample 350 respondents were selected
from the total population using Taro Yamane formula for finite population. The instrument
for data collection was a questionnaire designed by the researcher tagged; IBELSALMQ.
The validation of the instrument was done by two lecturers from the Department of Business
and Entrepreneurship Education of Kwara State University, Malete. Cronbach alpha method
was used to establish the reliability of the instrument of 0.81. The data collected from the
study were statistically analyzed using frequencies and percentages for demographic data of
the respondents, research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation while
null hypotheses of the study were tested using Independent Samples t-test and tested at 0.05
level of significance. The study found that Business Education laboratories influence the
acquisition of accounting skills by business education students in universities to a very high
extent (Grand Mean = 3.56; SD =0.62) also there was a significant difference in the mean
ratings of male and female respondents regarding the extent of the influence of business
education laboratory on financial accounting skills acquisition by business education
students in universities (t348 = 1.798, P < 0.05).Based on the findings of the study it was
concluded that business education laboratory significantly improves the acquisition of
financial accounting, marketing, and office technology abilities among business education
students in Nigerian institutions. It was recommended among other; that universities should
equip business education laboratories with modern tools and technologies to enhance hands
on skill acquisition.
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Emmanuel Tunde Ilori & Mamman, J.S (2025): Influence of Business Education Laboratory on skill acquisition of Business Education Students in universities in Kwara State. Kwasu Journal of the Business of Education. 5 (1); 119-130