EVALUATION OF THE TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL SKILLS POSSESSED BY BASIC TECHNOLOGY TEACHERS IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL IN LAGOS STATE FOR EFFECTIVE DELIVERY.

Abstract

The study focused on the evaluation of the technical and vocational skills possessed by basic technology teachers in junior secondary school in Lagos State. The study used descriptive survey design.Three research questions guided the study and the population of the study comprised of 30 pre-vocational education teachers in government owned junior secondary school in Ojo local government area of Lagos State. A 30 item validated and structured questionnaire was developed and used for data collection. To establish the reliability, Cronbach alpha statistics was used to determine the internal consistency of the instrument at 0.86. Data were analysed using the mean to answer the research questions. The major findings of the paper showed that the teachers of Basic technology do not possess adequate skills in wood work technology, technical drawing and information and communication technology. The paper recommended that the identified skills items shortage which are required by basic technology teachers for effective delivery should be utilized for retraining of the Basic technology teachers.