Title:
TECHNICAL SKILLS NEEDED BY HOME E CONOMICS TEACHERS FOR TEACHING BEAD-CRAFT IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN PLATEAU STATE

Authors:
Pam G.T. and Anyakoha E.U

Abstract:
The general purpose of this study was to evolve technical skills needed by Home Economics teachers for teaching bead-craft in Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) in Plateau state. Specifically, the study determined the skills needed for designing bead-craft in JSS in Plateau State. One research question and one hypothesis guided the study. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design .It was conducted in Plateau State ,The population for the study was 588 Home Economics teachers from the urban and rural JSS and 30 bead-craft experts, sample for the study was 131 Home Economics teachers and 30 bead-craft experts Two sets of instruments were developed and used for data collection, A structured questionnaire titled Technical Designing Skills for Teaching Bead-Craft in Junior Secondary School Questionnaire (TDSTBCJSSQ) and one Focus Group Discussion guide (FGDG). The TDSTBCJSSQ and the FGDG were face validated by three Home Economists and two experts from Department of Fine and Applied Arts, all from the University of Nigeria Nsukka. Cronbach Alpha Reliability technique was used to test the internal consistency of the instrument (TDSTBCJEEQ). An overall reliability coefficient of 0.80 was obtained. Mean and Standard Deviation were used to answer the research question while t-test was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The study found out that all the designing skills were needed for teaching jewelry and decorative beadcraft. These skills include sketching out simple drawing. (3.12), arranging motifs to make artistic designs (2.89), sourcing designs on the internet (3.20) among others. There was no significant difference in the mean of skills needed by Home Economics teachers in the rural junior secondary schools and those from the urban secondary schools on the 22 out of the 25 bead-craft designing skill items for effective teaching of junior secondary school students in Plateau State, whereas there were significant P< 0.05 difference in the mean skills needed by the two groups of respondents on the remaining items. Based on the findings of the study, recommendations were made.

Keywords:
Technical skills, Home Economics Teachers, Bead-craft, Junior Secondary School.

DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.37500/IJESSR.2022.5622