IMPROVING METHODS AND AVAILABILITY OF FACILITIES FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING OF METALWORK TECHNOLOGY IN OYO STATE OWN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION

Abstract

The advancement in technology has brought about innovation in teaching methods used in metalwork technology most especially in the way practical are being conducted in metal workshop. The study examined students’ insight on improving methods and availability of facilities used in teaching and learning of metalwork technology in Oyo State own Colleges of Education. Population of the study consist of twenty (22) NCE Technical Education students of Oyo State own Colleges of Education, Lanlate and thirty five (35) NCE Technical Education students of Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo. No sampling was taking considering the small students population. Self-structured instrument was designed to elicit information from the respondents. Test-re-test method was used to determine the reliability co-efficient of the instrument of the result were correlated using Pearson Product Moment Co-efficient to determine the reliability co-efficient which yielded a value of 0.85. The findings revealed that improving methods such as use of digital gadgets like laptops, computers, projectors, digital presentation, whiteboard, microphones should be emphasized on than the traditional method. Finding further showed that the availability of facilities such as lecture rooms, workshops, basic hand tools, machine tools, holding devices, consumables are inevitable if teaching and learning of metalwork technology is to be enhanced. Based on the findings, recommendations were made such as: more emphasis should be given to improving methods of teaching and learning metal work technology; government should make funds available for the provision of facilities. Teachers and students should undergone training on how to use digital equipment like computers, laptops, internets.