EQUIPMENT AND SKILLS DETERMINANTS FOR ADOPTING BLENDED INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES BY METALWORK TECHNOLOGY LECTURERS IN NORTH-WESTERN NIGERIA

The study titled Equipment and Skills determinants for Adopting Blended Instructional Techniques by Metalwork Technology Lecturers in North Western Nigeria was influenced by the great concern about the need for effective teaching and learning of metalwork technology as a skill oriented course which equip learners with relevant skills for the world of work. The concern emanated from the advancement and sophistication in metalwork industries, which demand metalwork technology lecturers to alter their skill and adopt modern instructional techniques. The study therefore, focused on the Equipment and Skills Required by Metalwork Lecturers to efficiently adopt the Blended Instructional Techniques in North Western Nigeria. Four research questions developed and four hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. A questionnaire titled ‘Questionnaire on Equipment and Skills Determinants forAdopting Blended Instructional Techniques by MetalworkTechnology Lecturers (QUESDABIT), consisting of 77 items was structured based on the four research questions. The Instrument was administered to forty metalwork teachers in seven tertiary institutions in North Western Nigeria (Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara states). Data collected were analyzed using mean toanswer the research questions and ANOVA statistics was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The result of the research questions showed that all the 58skills and 19 equipmentwere required by the metalwork lecturers. The hypotheses tested revealed that there is no significant difference in the mean responses of the Lecturers, Instructors and Heads of Department in the skills and Equipment required for efficient adoption of Blended Instructional Techniques in North Western Nigeria. Therefore, the result of the study showed that there is the need for re-training of metalwork lecturers for effective transfer of knowledge to the learners. The study recommended that the management of colleges of education should often organize conferences, seminars, workshops, industrial visits, training and re-training (including on-the-job trainings) for metalwork technology lecturers to acquire the new skills and to discover new equipment and their operations in metalwork industries.