TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING TEACHERS’ COMPETENCY NEEDS ON LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN TECHNICAL COLLEGES IN EDO STATE
Keywords:
Competency Needs, Learning Management System Technology, Teaching and Learning, TVET Teachers.Abstract
The rapid increase of Learning Management System Technology (LMST) has placed new demands on technical and vocational education and training (TVET) teachers’ competencies needed to fully and efficiently participate and progress in the new information and communication technology (ICT) society. This challenge posed by LMST is of great importance to TVET programme and TVET teachers. Technical education aims at training and developing manpower in quantity and quality to meet the societal needs and contributes to sustainable national development. The question then is, what competencies must they acquire to face these challenges squarely? This study, therefore, aimed to determine LMST competencies needed by TVET teachers in Edo state. The study adopted a survey research design and was guided by two research questions and two null hypotheses. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was 0.71, using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient reliability method; while three experts did the face and content validation. Percentage and mean were used to answer the research questions. Null hypotheses 1 and 2 were tested with Analysis of Variance and Z-test. It was found that TVET teachers need teaching professional LMST competencies and computer operational competencies. It was recommended, among others, that TVET curriculum be reviewed to incorporate the relevant LMST competencies that will meet the TVET teachers’ needs and interest.
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