ASSESSMENT ON THE COMPETENCE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE TEACHERS IN ONUEKE EDUCATION

ASSESSMENT ON THE COMPETENCE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE TEACHERS IN ONUEKE EDUCATION 

Abstract

The study, focused on the Assessment of the Competence of Computer Education Teachers in Junior Secondary Schools in Onueke Education Zone in Ebonyi State. The main purpose of the study was to assess the competence of computer education teachers in the zone understudy. Three research questions guided the study. Questionnaire was used to collect data and was analyzed using mean and standard deviation. This study utilized a survey research design. A survey research design is one in which a group of people or items are studied by collecting and analyzing the data from a selected people or items considered to be representative of the entire group. According to the teachers’ list of the schools selected for the study, 370 secondary school computer education teachers made it into the sampling frame. These were all selected randomly from both private and government secondary schools in Ikwo, Ezza south, Ezza North, and Ishielu local government areas. The target population is all the computer education teachers teaching in junior sections of the secondary schools selected. From the responses to the various questionnaire items, findings revealed that computer education teachers in the zone are competent in the use of teaching skills and are knowledgeable in their subject matter but are incompetent in the use of computer facilities, application software packages and the internet. Based on the findings, implications were drawn and the researcher recommend among other things that Teacher Education Institutions and the Facilities of Education in our various universities should spearhead computer and ICT initiatives through training teachers to equip them with the required skills and knowledge to prepare them for classroom instruction. Suggestions for further research on similar topics were made for the purpose of comparing the findings with the findings of this study. Finally, conclusions were drawn.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page  i

Approval ii

Dedication  iii

Acknowledgements  iv

Abstract vi

Table of Content vii

List of Table ix

CHAPTER ONE:INTRODUCTION   1

1.1 Background to the Study  1

1.2 Statement of the Problem   5

1.3 Purpose of the Study  6

1.4 Significance of the Study  7

1.5 Scope of the Study  8

1.6 Research Questions  8

CHAPTER TWO:REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE                                             10

2.1 .Literature Review (Empirical Literature) 10

2.1.1  Meaning Assessment 10

2.1.2  .Meaning of Competence 12

2.1.3   Meaning of Computer  13

2. 1.4 Concept of Computer Education 16

2.1.5  Knowledgeability of Computer Education teachers  20

2.2 .Empirical Studies 24

2.3   Summary of the Reviewed Literatures  25

CHAPTER THREE:  METHODOLOGY   27

3.1  Research Design  27

3.2  Area of Study  28

3.3 Population of the Study  28

3.4 Sample and Sampling Techniques  28

3.5 Instrument for Data Collection  29

3.6  Validation of the Instrument 29

3.7 Reliaility of the Instrument 29

3.8 Method of Data Collection  30

3.9  Method of Data Analysis  30

CHAPTER FOUR:PRESENTATION AND DATA  ANALYSIS  32

4.3 Summary of Findings 36

CHAPTER FIVE:DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS, EDUCATIONAL      IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 37

5.1  Discussion of Findings  37

5.2  Conclusion  39

5.3  Recommendations  40

5.4  Summary of the Study  41

4.5  Limitation of the Study  42

4.3  Suggestions for Further Studies  43

References  44

Appendices  49