Skills Development Needs of Technical Education Lecturers in use of Technology Facilities and Social Media for Instructional Activities in Nigeria

摘要

The study investigated the skill development needs of technical education lecturers in use of technology facilities and social media for instructional activities in Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. Four research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The population for the study comprised 75 technical education lecturers from five tertiary institutions offering programs in the South-Western part of Nigeria. A sample of 67 respondents was selected from the five higher institutions for the study. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire. The instrument was validated by three experts.A reliability coefficient of 0.74 was obtained using Crombach alpha technique for determining the internal consistency of the instrument. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation for research questions and Analysis of Variance for testing the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The study found among others with average means of 1.67 and 1.71 that technology facilities are moderately available for lecturers’ use and that lecturers are familiar with some social media platforms, respectively.