ASSESSING THE LEVEL OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF TECHNICAL TEACHERS IN TECHNICAL SCHOOLS IN RIZAL PROVINCE

Abstract

This study determine the level of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) knowledge and skills of technical teachers in technical Schools in Rizal Province. To achieve this broad objective, two research questions were developed and answered while two research hypotheses were formulated and tested. Survey research design was used to carry out this study. The population for the study consists of all the 189 technical teachers the technical schools in Rizal Province. Since the population was sizeable there was no sampling. The instrument for data collection was structured questionnaire which was face validated by three experts, two from  Technology Education Department and one was given to a lecturer in Department of Educational Evaluation.  To determine the reliability of the instrument, Cronbach alpha method was used and a reliability coefficient of 0.77 was obtained. Data for the study was collected with the help of Co-researchers. The data collected were analyzed using Mean and t-test. Presentation and analysis of data were made by the use of tables. The result revealed that the level of ICT knowledge and skills of technical teachers for effective teaching in technical Schools in Rizal Province is low. It was recommended among others that Technical teachers should look out for business offices where AutoCAD is used for business and visit those places as excursions with their students.