AN ASSESSMENT OF SUDOKU PROFICIENCIES FOR SPREADSHEETS APPLICATIONS AMONG BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS IN FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTH-SOUTH NIGERIA
Keywords:
Business Education Programme, Business Education Students, Critical Thinking Proficiency, Numerical Proficiency, Sudoku Proficiency, Spreadsheets ApplicationsAbstract
The purpose of this study was to assess the level of Sudoku Proficiency for spreadsheets applications among Business Education students in Federal Universities in South-South Nigeria. Two research questions were raised to guide the study. A descriptive survey research design was used to achieve the central aim of the study. The population of the study consisted of 1063 Business Education students in Federal Universities in South-South Nigeria. A proportionate sampling method was used to select 291 Business Education students as respondents for the study. A structured questionnaire titled, “Sudoku Proficiency for Spreadsheets Applications among Business Education Students Questionnaire (SPSBEQ)” was used for data collection. The instrument was face validated by three research experts, two in Business Education and one in Measurements and Evaluation. Cronbach’s alpha was used to determine the internal consistencies of the items in the instrument, which yeilded the reliability coefficient value of .805. The mean statistic was used to answer the research questions. The results revealed that Business Education students possesses Sudoku proficiencies such as critical thinking and numerical proficiency for spreadsheets applications in South-South Nigeria to a great extent. It was recommended, among others, that curriculum designers and policy makers should endeavour to integrate Sudoku as a course into the Business Education curriculum in order to help achieve the goals of business education programme in Nigeria.
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