SKILLS NEEDS OF AUTOMOBILE TEACHERS IN TEACHING EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN TECHNICAL COLLEGES IN BENUE STATE, NIGERIA

📄 Project Abstract

Skill is indispensable features in teaching automobile trade in technical colleges. Skill is needed in lesson preparation, lesson presentation in classroom or workshop and material selection. According to Weiner in Aniago and Ezugwu (2011), skill is the capability of accomplishing a job with precession or certainty, practical knowledge in combination with ability, cleverness and expertness. According to Okeke (2002), skill is the ability to do something expertly and well in accordance to set standard or manufactures instruction. Okeke further stated that to possess skill is to demonstrate the habit of acting, thinking and behaving in a specific way such that the process becomes natural through repetition of practice. Skill development and improvement is very important in harnessing competency in one's chosen career, this is because skill acquisition and improvement helps in developing and advancing intrinsic potentials in individuals. On the other hand, need is said to be a minimal con...