Level Of Competencies Possessed By Junior Secondary School
Teachers In The Teaching And Learning Of Computer Science Subject
For Effective Service Delivery (A Case Study Of Enugu Education
Zone)
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Title Page……………………………………………………………......i
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Approval Page……………………………………………………….....ii
Dedication…………………………………………………………........iii
Acknowledgement…………………………………………………........iv
Table of Contents…………………………………………………..........v
List of Tables…………………………………………………….............vi
Abstracts…………………………………………………………..............vii
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction............................................................................................1
Background Of Study.................................................................................1
Statement Of The Problem...........................................................................3
Purpose Of Study.........................................................................................4
Significant Of Study.......................................................................................4
Research Question......................................................................................5
Scope Of Study..............................................................................................6
Definition Of Terms.......................................................................................6
CHAPTER TWO
Related Literature Review.........................................................................8
Level of competencies and status by secondary school teachers and its
effects to teachers competency and status possessed by secondary
school teachers and its effects on their services...................................8
Effects of teacher’s competency and effectiveness on the
academic achievement of junior secondary school students in
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computer science subjects .....................................................................11
The teacher, his methods and the teaching activity in the
teaching and learning of computer science subjects.....................................13
The impact of computer assisted instrument and computer
manage instruction for effective teaching of computer science
subject in junior secondary school.............................................................15
Factors that facilitate teachers competency and effectiveness in
the teaching and learning computer science at junior secondary
school............................................................................................................20
Summary of literature review..................................................................22
CHAPTER THREE
Research Methodology.................................................................................24
Research Design...........................................................................................24
Area of Study................................................................................................25
Population of Study......................................................................................25
Sample and Sampling Technique ................................................................25
Instrument for Data Collection.....................................................................26
Validation of the Instrument.........................................................................26
Reliability of Instrument...............................................................................26
Method of Data Collection...........................................................................27
Method of Data Analysis...........................................................................27
CHAPTER FOUR
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Data Preparation and Analysis.....................................................................29
Research Question 1.....................................................................................29
Research Question 2.....................................................................................32
Research Question 3.....................................................................................35
CHAPTER FIVE
Summary, Conclusion And Recommendations............................................39
Summary Of Principal Findings...................................................................39
Conclusion ..................................................................................................40
Recommendations.......................................................................................40
Suggestion For Further Study.....................................................................42
References..................................................................................................43
Appendices: Questionnaire.
LIST OF TABLE
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TABLE I: Respondents’ responses on the role of teachers in the teaching
and learning of computer science at the junior secondary
schools.
Table II:
Respondents’ militating against teaching and learning of
computer science subject in junior secondary schools.
TABLE III: Respondents’ responses on strategies for improving teacher’s
performance and effectiveness in computer science subject at
junior secondary schools.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Mkpa (1992), observes that standards of performance are basic to
good teaching and learning. However, standard are not easy to determine;
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especially when education for job is concerned. he further noted that when
standards were set, objectives were drawn up that would enable students to
meet the standard. Student however may not affair such objectives of
learning in all cases, but standards remain fixed unless they are altered due
to changing circumstances in school system. School standards should be
similar to job entry publication at the time the school is ready to enter into
the business of learning.
According to Ekeruo (1999), ‘A teacher’s performance is primarily
determined or measured by the end by the end product she can produce at
any given time. He further noted that the teacher could not perform if she
had no standard, sound knowledge or experience of the facts. She was
supposed to impact to the child/student. Evaluation plays a vary important
role in determining the teachers performance and that of the student. It
provides information on the variations in the achievement of individual
child/student by analyzing the achievement each child; the teacher gets to
know the individual difference difficulties of his students. He is then in the
position to direct his teaching to the specific problems identified and render
help that is appropriate to the difficulties encountered.
Bloom et al (1981), noted that it was not an exaggeration to say that
teachers developed an educational plan on the basis of subject matter
content. Either through personal experiences with the field in which they are
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expert or the guidance provided by the standard textbooks, they decide what
to be thought and in which sequence, time and teaching methodology.
Green (1991) on his own argued that teaching is basically meant for
competency, understanding and problem solving. According to him a
competent person in any area knows how to do his work well. as much
important as teaching of facts and skills, in the acquisition of competency,
and a standing problem-solving. He however, noted that not all
competencies in life involve the ability to solve problems because, as a
generalization, the more competent a person is in his business life, as well as
his personal life, the fewer the problem he has to contend with. This
according to him because person involved has so directed his life that
problem-solving is an incidental part of it, rather than the total of it.
Nevertheless, competency often requires problem-solving.
Following this, Green observes that, “one of the most important
competencies of teacher is the ability to discriminate between facts worth
mastering and those of which if learned may soon be forgotten. He therefore
advised that we must learn those facts that are used most often, that are most
difficult to find in reference books of various types. This according to him
because learning precedes skill development by learner.
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM.
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Ude (1999) is of the opinion that a teacher is meant to impact the
required stuff to his students. However, one of the reasons for the poor
quality of teachers was an influx of men and women into the teaching field
who claimed to be teacher under auxiliary teaching cadre. Most of the
teachers were ill equipped or untrained that they could not impact the
required stuff to the students, the same is true of most computer science
teachers in junior secondary school within Enugu education zone.
Besides, if the teacher do not master the subject matter very well it
must surely affect his students performance in computer science subjects.
consequently, this problem has resulted to school producing poor academic
students/pupils with poor results for junior secondary school certificate
examination; and as such they stand to loose at the enrolment of student at
the senior secondary level in such school. Also, the resultant effect is that
such school enrolls very negligible number of students in the senior
secondary school certificate examination. Sometimes they the one who are
unable to find a better school and the are forced to continue in the same
school and still perform below expectation in their academic achievements.
These of course, are the major issues of concern that motivated the selection
of this topic of study by the researchers.
PURPOSE OF STUDY.
The main objective of the study are:
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(I)
To determine the level of competencies of teachers teaching in the
junior secondary school for an effective service delivery in
computer science subjects in Enugu education zone
(II)
To identify the major problem confronting teachers of computer
science in junior secondary schools.
(III) To find out the difficulties encountered by the learners in
computer science subjects in schools
(IV) To find out workable strategies for improving both teachers and
learners performance in computer science at the junior secondary
school level.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This study will be of help to students and other researchers who might be
interested in this and/or other related areas of the study. it would be of
immense help to both present and perspective policy makers of the
Nigerian educational system in the areas of planning and efficient
utilization of resources. also educational planners, and administrators,
teacher, parents and the students who are directly involved will realize
the appropriate roles the study have to play for their performance in
computer science subject at their junior secondary school level. The
study shall be beneficial and of immense help in identifying major
problems confronting teachers of computer science and factor
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responsible for this educational problem: the study will also propose the
way forward.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
For the successful execution of this study, the following research
questions were posed:
I)
What are the major role of computer science teachers in the
teaching and learning of computer science subject at the junior
secondary schools?
II)
What are the possible problems confronting teachers in the
teaching and learning of computer science subject at junior
secondary school level?
III)
What are the workable strategies that could be employed by
improving teachers and learners performance in teaching and
learning of computer science subject for effective service
delivery?
SCOPE OF STUDY
I)
This study is limited to the determination of the level of
competencies of junior secondary school teachers in Enugu
education zone in the teaching and learning of computer science
subject.
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II)
The major roles of computer science teachers in the teaching an
learning of computer science subject at the junior secondary
schools.
III)
The difficulties encountered by teachers and students in the
teaching/learning process of computer science subject at the junior
secondary school level.
IV)
The workable strategies for improving teachers and learners
performance in the teaching and learning of computer science
subject for effective service delivery.
DEFINITION OF TERMS.
I)
Teaching: teaching is the act of showing someone how to do
something that he/she will not be able to do by himself/herself.
II)
Computer science: this is the study of computer and how they can
be used.
III)
Computer: computer is an electronic device/machine that can
store, organize and find information, do calculation and control
other machines.
IV)
Academic: connected with education, especially studying in
school and universities.
V)
Performance: performance is the act of doing something such as
piece of work, duty or task
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