COMPETENCIES POSSESSED BY JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN TEACHING AND LEARNING OF COMPUTER SCIENCE SUBJECT IN OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

This study was designed to assess the competencies possessed by junior secondary school teachers in teaching and learning of computer science in Oredo Local Government of Edo State. To achieve the fundamental goals of this research, three (3) research questions were raised. This research design for the study was the survey design, five (5) schools were randomly selected within the local Government Area. Simple random technique was used to select a hundred students and seven (7) teachers were used as the sample for the study. The researcher used structured questionnaires to collect data from the respondents and also simple percentage and SPSS for data analysis. The study revealed that computer teachers are competent and
Computer science teachers have practical knowledge of computer science also, computer science teachers demonstrate adequate teaching skills in teaching computer science. Based on the findings, the following recommendations were made: Teachers should be trained in the use of internet and it’s utilization to update their knowledge, Teachers should refresh their knowledge of computers and computer science periodically and Teachers should devise means for making their students enthusiastic about computer
science lessons.