Attitude of Office and Information Management (OIM) Students Towards The Learning of Pitman Shorthand

Abstract

The study investigated the attitude of Office and Information Management students towards the learning of shorthand. The research design for the study was descriptive research of the survey type. The case-study research design was used. The population for the study was 45, consisting of all Office and Information Management (OIM) students in Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti from 100 – 300 levels during the second semester of 2022/2023 academic session. The total population of 44 was used as the sample but only 36 copies of administered questionnaire were returned which formed the sample for the study. The questionnaire was tested for validity and reliability with a coefficient of 0.76, using crombach alpha. Data collected were analyzed with frequency count, mean and standard deviation for research questions and hypotheses were tested using PPMC at 0.05 level of significance. The results showed no significant relationship between students’ attitude and the factors responsible for students’ attitude to learning shorthand, and no significant relationship between students’ attitude to shorthand learning and lecturers’ disposition towards shorthand learning. It was concluded that factors responsible for OIM students’ poor performance or negative attitude to shorthand reside in them and only the teacher with determination to succeed can help them. It is recommended, among others, that Shorthand lecturers should help students by encouraging them, emphasizing the benefits of learning shorthand such as improved communication skill, ability to use it to keep secrets, fast note taking, accuracy in writing, employability, being an accurate worker and being a good memory aid for their bosses, among others. Keywords- Asynchronous, Academic Performance, Retention, Learning, Chemistry, Students. Aims Research Journal Reference Format: Fasae, F.B.K. (2023): Attitude of Office and Information Management (OIM) Students Towards The Learning of Pitman Shorthand. Advances in Multidisciplinary and Scientific Research Journal Vol. 9. No. 4. Pp 69-82. www.isteams.net/aimsjournal. dx.doi.org/10.22624/AIMS/V9N4P7