COMPETENCIES NEEDED BY PRE-PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS FOR EFFECTIVE USE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM
Abstract
This study investigated the competencies needed by pre-primary school
teachers for effective use of digital technology in the classroom. Descriptive
Survey research design was adopted for the study. The population for the
study was all the three hundred and seventy-four pre-primary teachers in
Nsukka Urban. Stratified random sampling technique was adopted to select
167 pre-primary school teachers. Three research questions guided the study.
A 44-item Competencies needed by Pre-primary School Teachers on Use of
Digital Technology Questionnaire (CNPSTUDTQ) was constructed by the
researchers and used to collect data. Mean and standard deviations were used
to answer the research questions. Results revealed that presentation skills,
educational robotics skills, and internet usage skills competencies were
needed by pre-primary school teachers for effective service delivery using
digital technology in the classroom. It was recommended among others that
digital technology be provided in pre-primary schools, and training packages
and workshops should be made available for pre-primary school teachers to
enable them acquire the competencies needed for effective use of digital
technology in classroom.
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