UTILIZATION OF WEB-BASED ASSESSMENT APPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH BY POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS OF BUSINESS EDUCATION IN SOUTH EAST, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study examined the utilization of web-based assessment applications by postgraduate students of Business Education in South-East Nigeria. One research question guided the study, and two hypotheses were tested at a 0.05 significance level. A descriptive survey design was adopted, covering the entire population of 141 postgraduate students from six public universities in South East, Nigeria. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analysed with mean, standard deviation, and t-test statistics. The findings indicated that postgraduate students use web-based assessment applications to a high extent. Further analysis showed that utilization did not differ significantly across age groups. The study concluded that postgraduate students of Business Education in South-East Nigeria actively use web-based assessment applications in their research activities. Based on these findings, it was recommended that Administrators of Business Education programmes should continue to provide and expand access to web-based assessment applications for postgraduate students to ensure that all students can readily use these tools in their research activities. It was also recommended that Managers of postgraduate schools should organise regular training workshops to enhance postgraduate students’ proficiency and confidence in using web-based assessment applications, ensuring effective utilisation regardless of gender and age.