Lloyd, Chinwike Ogwo & Bumia Weli (Ph.D)
Utilization of Workshop and Equipment for Students Craft Work in Teaching of Basic Technology in Junior Secondary Schools in Port Harcourt Metropolis, Rivers State, Nigeria.
Abstract
This study examined the utilization of workshop and equipment for student’s craft work in teaching of Basic Technology in
Junior Secondary Schools in Port Harcourt Metropolis, Rivers State, Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive research survey
design. The population of the study was 270 Basic Technology teachers in Port Harcourt Metropolis in public schools. The
population of 270 teachers was also used as the sample size to ensure generalization since the population was not a large one.
The instrument for data collection was a self-made questionnaire titled “Utilization of Workshop and Equipment for Students
Craftwork in Teaching Basic Technology (UWESCWTBT)”. The instrument was structured on a four point likert scale. The
instrument was validated by three experts in Measurement and Evaluation Department, Uniport. A reliability coefficient of 0.80
was obtained using Cronbach Alpha method via SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science) software. The study further
revealed that workshops are not available for the teaching of craft work in Basic Technology in public Junior Secondary
Schools in Port Harcourt Metropolis. Also, the study further revealed that workshop equipments are available for the teaching
of craft work in Basic Technology in Public Junior Secondary Schools in Port Harcourt Metropolis of Rivers State.
