RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS’ COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND THEIR CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE (CGPA) IN BACHI AND GOMBE STATES COLLEGES OF EDUCATION

Aishatu M. Chadi, Muhammad Bappah Aliyu, Jummai Jirgi Mamman

Abstract


The study aimed at finding the relationship and prediction of success from Business Education students’ communication skill (CMS) and their academic performance (CGPA) in college of education. Two objectives, two research questions and two hypotheses were formulated for the study. The design of the study was a correlational survey design. The population of the study was 408 NCEIII business education students. Stratified random sampling was used to sample 155 students.  The instrument CMS test items was validated and pilot tested, a reliability coefficient of 0.72 was obtained. The data collected was analysed using Microsoft Excel (2007). The result revealed a moderate, positive and significant relationship between CMS and CGPA; communication skill prediction from CGPA was 26.34%; it was recommended that Business education should strive and improve their students’ communication skill for better understanding of the lesson and for better performance.

Key Words: Business Education, Communication Skill, Prediction and Academic Performance


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