PROFESSIONAL-COMPETENCY CAPACITY BUILDING NEEDS OF TEACHERS OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE FOR EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ONDO STATE

📄 Project Abstract

This study was carried out to determine the professional competency capacity - building needs of teachers of agricultural science for effective instruction in secondary schools in Ondo State. Ten research questions were answered and nine hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted survey research design. The population of the study was 422 made up of 376 teachers of agricultural science at the senior secondary school in the state and 46 lecturers in tertiary institutions. The entire population was involved in the study because of the manageable size. A - 130 professional competency item questionnaire (PCQ) was used for data collection. The questionnaire was face validated by five experts. Cronbach Alpha reliability method was used to determine the internal consistency of the questionnaire items. The reliability coefficient of 0.81 was obtained. 422 copies of the questionnaire were administered on the respondents with the help of nine research assistants. 406...