A.A. ADUBALE

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.

Education has been seen as the primary tenet of both social and economic advancement. Globally, the educational landscape is continuously evolving, reforming, and changing. The education of the future generation takes place in vital institutions, and school administrators have a great deal of responsibility for these establishments. Parental excellence in their children's education is one of their main priorities. Indeed, parents are prepared to shell out cash for their kids' optimal education—paying for tuition, purchasing reference materials, and using computers and the internet for educational purposes (Ibrahim et al., 2017). The standard of leadership required to oversee and run the schools in order to produce a quality generation is extremely high (Diaz, 2018). A school's ability to advance is frequently correlated with its administrators, and the leadership of the teaching and learning environment is crucial to student learning.

This study was designed to determine the extent to which we can substitute our local cheap material resources to supplement the available teaching materials or equipment in the teaching of computer in junior secondary schools. This study was an attempt to carry out a survey on the improvisation of instructional materials for effective teaching and learning of computer in junior secondary schools in Benin metropolis. This is basically a descriptive study. Three (3) research questions were raised. The research design for the study was a survey design. A sample of twenty (20) computer teachers from four(4) private junior secondary schools and three(3) public junior secondary schools were randomly selected in Oredo local government area of Edo state. The instrument used for data collection was the structured questionnaire. The instrument was validated by two (2) lecturers of the faculty of Education and the project supervisor. The data collected were analyzed using simple percentage. The study revealed that computer teachers do not improvise instructional materials and also, that improvisation of teaching materials could enhance teaching methods in computer science. Based on the findings it was recommended that there should be seminars and workshop organized from time to time and should be made compulsory for computer science teachers to attend to teach them on the act and importance of improvisation. Besides the workload of computer science teachers should be reduced this would give the teachers more time for the collection and provision of computer instructional materials.