Computer application skills possessed by Electrical/ Electronic Technology teachers of Technical Colleges in Anambra State

Abstract

The major purpose of the study was to determine the computer application skills possessed by Electrical/Electronic Technology teachers of Technical Colleges in Anambra State. The study adopted a survey design. The population for the study consisted of 80 teachers of Electrical/Electronic Technology at Technical Colleges in Anambra State. A questionnaire made up of 50 items was used for data collection. The instrument was validated by three experts, one expert from the department of technology and vocational education, one expert from Measurement and Evaluation, and one expert from Curriculum, all from Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Enugu. The calculated reliability index was 0.88 using Cronbach alpha. Four research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation and three null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using t- test. It was found that the electrical/electronic technology teachers in Anambra State Possessed all the networking skills, communication skills, computer operation skills and media skills but could not impart the knowledge to their students because of unavailability of computer and its accessories in Technical Colleges. It was concluded that computer and its accessories should be provided in Technical Colleges in Anambra State.