Quality Assurance in the Use of Information and Communication Technology in Teaching Technical and Vocational Education and Training Courses in Rivers State Tertiary Institutions
- April 11, 2020
- Posted by: RSIS
- Categories: Education, IJRISS
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume IV, Issue III, March 2020 | ISSN 2454–6186
Adiela, Bestman Kilechukwu & Ochogba, Chukwumela Obulor*
Department of Vocational and Technology Education, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
*Corresponding Author
Abstract:- This study investigated Quality Assurance in the use of Information and Communication Technology in teaching Technical and Vocational Education and Training courses in Rivers State tertiary institutions. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The population of the study comprised 42 Technical and Vocational Education and Training lecturers, which comprised 16 Rivers State University, Port-Harcourt lecturers and 26 Ignatius Ajuru University of Education lecturers. The population was manageable; hence, it was a census study whereby the entire population was adopted for this study. The instrument for the study was a survey questionnaire tagged “Quality Assurance in the use of Information and Communication Technology in Teaching”. The instrument was partitioned into four sections that were structured in the pattern of Likert 5 point rating scale. The instrument was face validated by two experts in the Department of Vocational and Technology Education in Rivers State University, Port-Harcourt. The reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient method. The reliability coefficients achieved was 0.83. Copies of the instrument were administered and retrieved by the researchers on the spot. Mean with Standard Deviation were used to answer the research questions while t-test statistical tool was used to test the hypotheses. This study found among others that some ICT tools were lacking for teaching Technical and Vocational Education and Training courses and that some TVET lecturers are not competent in using some Information and Communication Technology tools for teaching. Therefore, it was recommended among others that every technical teacher or lecturer should be trained from time to time to be familiar with modern ICT tools so that they can be able to use every modern Information and Communication Technology tools that will be purchased for teaching of Technical and Vocational Education and Training courses.
Keywords: Information and Communication Technology, Quality Assurance, Teaching & Technical and Vocational Education and Training
