Application of ICT Facilities for Teaching Mechanical Trades in Technical Colleges in Adamawa State
Shambirna’ah Godiya & Jafaru Abana
Department of Technology Education
School of Technology and Science Education
Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola
Corresponding Author: Shambirna’ah Godiya
ABSTRACT
The main purpose of the study was to examine the application of ICT facilities for teaching mechanical trades in technical colleges. Three research questions guided the study and two hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted descriptive survey design. Three technical colleges were used for the study. The population of the study comprised 227 teachers and students of mechanical trades, in three technical colleges. The population is manageable; therefore, there is no sample of the study. The instrument used for data collection was 29 items structured questionnaires, based on five points rating scale. The instrument was validated by two specialists in Department of Technology, School of Technology and Science Education, Modibbo Adama University of Technology (MAUTECH) Yola. The reliability co-efficient of 0.65 was obtained after subjected the instrument to pre-test. The instrument was administered by the three research assistants and was collected after completion. Statistical package for social science (SPSS) was used to compute mean for each research question and z test for the two null hypotheses. The findings revealed that ICT facilities are unavailable for teaching mechanical trades in technical colleges in Adamawa state. Beside that Teachers are not having sufficient skills in using ICT packages and finally, there are constraints affecting the application of ICT packages in technical college Yola. Therefore, the researcher recommended that, Adamawa state government as a matter of urgency, should provide adequate ICT facilities and packages to the state technical colleges, and prepare a conducive atmosphere for the application of the above mentioned facilities.
