Mechatronics Technical Skills Required By Teachers Of Mechanical Engineering Craft Practice For Improving The Teaching Of Students In Technical Colleges In Enugu State, Nigeria

The purpose of the study was to identify the mechatronics technical skills required by mechanical engineering craft practice teachers in technical colleges in Enugu State, Nigeria. A survey research design was adopted for the study. Three research questions were raised to guide the study. The study...

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Published in:Webology 2022-01, Vol.19 (3), p.3368-3381
Main Authors: Nwaodo, Samson Ikenna, Ogbonna, George Nwachukwu, Oguejio, Victor Ikechukwu, Obe, Pauline Ijeoma, Ike, Joshua Onyekachi, Ogbonna, Ikechukwu Jerry
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Language:English
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Mechanical engineering
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Summary:The purpose of the study was to identify the mechatronics technical skills required by mechanical engineering craft practice teachers in technical colleges in Enugu State, Nigeria. A survey research design was adopted for the study. Three research questions were raised to guide the study. The study was conducted in Enugu State. The population of this study was 52 mechanical engineering craft practice teachers in 41 technical colleges offering mechanical engineering craft practice in Enugu State. The entire population constituted the sample for the study, the instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire. Three experts from the department of Industrial Technical Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka validated the instrument and it was trial tested. A Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient of 0.84 was obtained indicating that the instrument was reliable to elicit information for the study. The data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the three research questions. The findings of the study revealed that the mechanical engineering craft practice teachers required technical skills in basic computer operations, data collection and interpretation of data during and after machining operations using computer numeric control machines. It was concluded that teachers of (MECP) should be retrained so that they shall impart the skills gained through retraining to their students. Based on the findings, it was recommended that Enugu State government who owns the technical colleges shall make training and retraining of (MECP) teachers a continuous capacity building programme as innovations in technology keeps emerging.
ISSN:1735-188X