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Business Education lecturers in tertiary institutions in Rivers State have moderate knowledge of AI application areas but use them to a low extent, with their level of knowledge significantly influencing their extent of usage. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Assess business education lecturers' knowledge of artificial intelligence application areas and determine the extent of their instructional usage in tertiary institutions.

September 5, 2026Open Access

Assessment of Business Education Lecturers' Knowledge of AI Application Areas and Extent of Usage in Educating Students in Tertiary Institutions in Rivers State

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APAbdulkarim, Adebisi Musa Ph.D.1*, and Onyemakara, Ifeoma H. Ph.D.2

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Descriptive survey reveals moderate AI knowledge but low classroom usage among business educators, indicating that targeted training is essential for instructional adoption.

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Assess business education lecturers' knowledge of artificial intelligence application areas and determine the extent of their instructional usage in tertiary institutions.
Adopted a descriptive survey design utilizing a structured questionnaire validated by institutional experts and tested for internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.72).
Surveyed a total population of 96 business education lecturers across four tertiary institutions in Rivers State, analyzing 72 fully completed responses (75% response rate).
Evaluated responses using mean and standard deviation for descriptive questions, and simple linear regression at a 0.05 significance level to test the hypothesis.
Lecturers reported a moderate extent of knowledge regarding artificial intelligence application areas alongside a low extent of actual instructional usage.
Simple regression analysis demonstrated that lecturers' knowledge of artificial intelligence significantly influenced their extent of usage in higher education (p < 0.05).

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Abdulkarim, Adebisi Musa Ph.D.1*, and Onyemakara, Ifeoma H. Ph.D.2 (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9bd4536b95aff0620ebf39 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22274732

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Descriptive survey reveals moderate AI knowledge but low classroom usage among business educators, indicating that targeted training is essential for instructional adoption.

Assessment of Business Education Lecturers' Knowledge of AI Application Areas and Extent of Usage in Educating Students in Tertiary Institutions in Rivers State

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Assessment of Business Education Lecturers' Knowledge of AI Application Areas and Extent of Usage in Educating Students in Tertiary Institutions in Rivers State

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