ASSESSING THE INTEGRATION OF ICT IN INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES AMONG TVET LECTURERS IN ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITIES

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Instructional practices, University education, ICT tools, TVET lecturers

Abstract

This study examined the extent of the utilization of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools by technical vocational education and training (TVET) lecturers for instruction in Universities in Enugu State. Three research questions were raised in line with the specific objectives. The study employed descriptive survey research design. All 93 TVET lecturers in the public universities in Enugu State formed the population of this study. Purposive sampling was used to select 49 accessible and willing TVET lecturers from the two public universities in Enugu State. A structured questionnaire which was validated by three experts was used for data collection. The reliability of the instrument was assessed using the Cronbach's alpha coefficient, which yielded an overall value of 0.8. This indicates that the instrument is reliable. The data were analyzed using SPSS while mean was used to answer the research questions. The findings of the study revealed that, though the extent to which TVET lecturers in public universities in Enugu State utilize ICT is high, they still encounter some barriers to its utilization, and they make attempt to overcome the barriers. It was therefore recommended that the government should make standing policies that favour regular training of TVET lecturers to enable them acquire recent ICT skills for improved delivery of instruction to meet the constantly evolving needs of the 21st century education.

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2024-12-25