INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTIONAL COMPETENCIES POSSESSED BY LECTURERS FOR IMPLEMENTING OFFICE MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM IN GOVERNMENT TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN RIVERS STATE
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Presently, the implementation of office technology and management (OTM) curriculum largely depend on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) instructional competencies. Therefore, this study determined the level of ICTs instructional competencies possessed by lecturers for implementing OTM curriculum in government tertiary institutions in Rivers State. One research question guided the study and three null hypotheses were tested. Descriptive survey research design was adopted. From a population of 69 OTM lecturers, the census survey sampling was employed. A four-point response options questionnaire was used for data collection, and it was validated by three experts. The reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach’s alpha which yielded coefficient of 0.91. Mean and Standard Deviation were used to answer the research question and measure the spread in respondents` opinions, while one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and t-test were used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that lecturers possessed high level of ICTs instructional competencies for implementing ICTs employability skills of the learners. There was no difference in the level of lecturers’ possessed ICTs instructional competencies for implementing ICTs skills based on their level of education, teaching experience and institution ownership. The study concluded lecturers will be able to implement OTM curriculum driven by ICT. Also, level of education and years of teaching experience as factors influenced their level of ICTs instructional competencies. Therefore, it was recommended that OTM lecturers should engage in further ICTs trainings to sustain and improve on their ICTs instructional competencies for effective ICTs skills development of the learners in public tertiary institutions in Rivers state.
Keywords: ICTs, instructional competencies, lecturers, curriculum, curriculum implementation.
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