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Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies (JETERAPS) (Vol 1 No 1)
| Abstract: The purpose of the study therefore is to assess the training needs of primary school teachers towards the enhancement of primary education programme in Awka South L.E.A of Anambra State. Three research questions guided the study. The design of the study was descriptive survey. The population of the study consisted of 665teachers from the 45 public primary schools in Awka South L.E.A. Simple random sampling techniques was used to sample 20 schools and 120 teacherrespondents. Data were collected using a 35 item questionnaire developed by the researchers and titled: “Teacher Training Need Assessment Questionnaire-(TTNAQ)”, duly validated by 3 experts, 2 from the Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education and 1 from Educational Foundations Department (Measurement and Evaluation) all from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. To establish the reliability of the instrument, Cronbach Alpha Formula was used and a reliability of 0.87 was obtained for the entire instrument.The research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation. The findings of the study reveals that thecompetency needs of primary school teachers are skills on variety of teaching methods andskills for managing inclusive classroom among others. Findings alsorevealed that teachers in Awka South have urgent need for training on ICT toolsand content pedagogy among others. Again, Findings reveals that appropriate training methods for teachers includes, in-service training and mentoring among others.It was recommended among others that Government should encourage the primary school teachers and school head teachers to attend comprehensive training programmes. |
| Keywords: Education, Training, Teachers Training, Primary Education, Assessment |
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