Strategies for Enhancing Competence of Pre-service Teachers in Electrical/ Electronic Department in College of Education in Rivers State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study was carried out to determine strategies for enhancing the competence of pre-service teachers in Electrical/ Electronic Department in College of Education in Rivers State. Four purpose of the study and four research questions guided this study. A survey research design was used. The population for the study was twenty-one Electrical/ Electronic department lecturers/instructors. A census sampling was employed. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire. Mean was used to analyze the data collected. The study found out that eight computers aided teaching strategies, six training activities, nine training facilities were required for enhancing the pre-service teacher’s competence in Electrical/ Electronic technology. It was also found that training and work environment can be organized in to enhance the pre-service teachers’ competence in Electrical/Electronic Department in Colleges of Education in Rives State. Based on these findings, it was recommended that teachers of Electrical/Electronic Department in Colleges of Education in Rivers State should adopt strategies for enhancing the competences of the pre-service teachers; Government should organize workshops and seminars for the Electrical/ Electronic teachers on how to enhance competence of students in Electrical/ Electronic Department and Pre-service teachers of Electrical/ Electronic Department in Colleges of Education in Rivers State should be retrained for effective teaching in schools and colleges.