DIGITAL SKILLS POSSESSED BY SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS FOR EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY
Keywords:
Teachers, Digital skills, Instructional delivery, Computer appreciation, PowerPoint presentation, Internet Global Competitiveness.Abstract
The study focused on upscaling teachers’ digital skills for effective instructional delivery in senior secondary schools in Umuahia Education Zone of Abia State for global competitiveness. The study was guided by three research questions and three null hypotheses were tested. The population of the study was all 544 (218 males and 326 females) teachers in senior secondary schools in Umuahia Education Zone of Abia State. The sample of the study was 218 (87 males and 131 females) teachers drawn from senior secondary schools in Umuahia Education Zone of Abia State using simple random sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was structure questionnaire developed by the researcher and validated by three experts. The reliability of the instrument was 0.76 obtained using Cronbach Alpha. The data collected were analysed using mean and standard deviation and t-test to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that; teachers did not possess adequate computer appreciation, power point preparation and presentation and internet skills for instructional delivery in senior secondary schools. Based on the findings, it was recommended that Government of Abia State through the Ministry of Education should provide teachers with adequate training to upscale their computer appreciation, power point preparation/presentation and internet skills for effective instructional delivery in senior secondary schools in Abia State.
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