SELF-ASSESSMENT OF ENTERPRENEURSHIP PROFICIENCY OF SOCIAL STUDIES AND ECONOMICS EDUCATION UNDERGRADUATES IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN IMO STATE

Abstract

This study is on self-assessment of entrepreneurship proficiencies of education economics and social studies undergraduate students in Imo State. The study is an evaluation as well as a survey research designs. The population of the study consists of 272 final year social studies and education economics undergraduate students of tertiary institutions in Imo State (124 social studies and 148 education economics). The instrument for data collection for the study is a researcher-made rating scale titled “Self-Assessment of Entrepreneurship Proficiencies of Students Scale (SAEPSS)” with 20 items. The face validity of the instrument was established while internal consistency was established on a one shot method of administration using Cronbach alpha statistic with a reliability index of 0.86. In analyzing the data that were collected, mean score was used to answer the research questions. One sample t-test (t-test of difference between sample and population means) was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. It was found among others that social studies undergraduate students are not proficient in entrepreneurship. It was also indicated that education economics undergraduate students are proficient in entrepreneurship. Based on the findings, it was recommended that social studies students should be well exposed and equipped with entrepreneurship skills so as to adapt with the technological driven society of this time.