Proficiency Development Needs of Teachers for Effective Implementation of Senior Secondary Schools Economics Curriculum in Abia State

Favour Onyemere; Maxwell Ede

Authors

Onyemere, Favour Ihuoma Department of Agricultural and Vocational Education, College of Education, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike Abia State. Author
Maxwell Ede O Department of Agricultural and Vocational Education, College of Education, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike Abia State. Author

Keywords:

Proficiency Development, teachers, implementation, Senior Secondary Schools, , Economics

Abstract

The study was carried out to examine the proficiency development needs of teachers for effective implementation of senior secondary schools Economics curriculum in Abia State. The study was guided by eight research questions and eight corresponding null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population of the study was 221 comprising 88 Economics teachers in urban and 133 Economics teachers’ in rural area. The sample of 177 Economics teachers was used in the study. This comprises of 68 Economics teachers in urban and 109 Economics teachers in rural area selected using Economics teachers were selected using proportionate stratified random sampling technique for adequate representation. The instrument for data collection was a researcher developed questionnaire titled: “Economics Teachers Proficiency Development Needs Questionnaire (ETPDNQ)”. The instrument was validated by three experts. The reliability of the instrument was 0.73 derived using Cronbach Alpha statistic. The data collected were analyzed using Mean, Standard Deviation, Improvement Needed Index (INI) and t-test at 0.05 level of significance. The result of the data analyses revealed that: teachers need proficiency development in instructional planning, organization of instructions and instructional contents delivery for effective implementation of senior secondary schools Economics curriculum in Abia State. Based on the findings of this study, it was therefore recommended that Government of Abia State should encourage and provide teachers with the needed support to participate in development programme so as to enhance their proficiency development needs in instructional planning, organization of instructions and instructional contents delivery to keep them abreast with the current trends in instructional practices for effective implementation of senior secondary schools Economics curriculum.