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VOL. 7, ISSUE 2 (2022)
Content adequacy of primary school basic science and technology curriculum for technological innovative skills
Authors
Iwuagwu Godson Chinedum, Ofurum Mcdonald Chukwubikem, Iwuagwu Felicitas Onyemazuwa
Abstract
The study aims to determine the extent of content adequacy of current primary school basic science and technology curriculum catered for technical innovative skills in the 21st century as perceived by primary school basic science and technology teachers in FCT, Abuja. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. Five research questions were posed to guide the study. The population of the study included all the public primary school Basic Science and Technology teachers in FCT, Abuja. The sample size for the study was 110 public primary school Basic Science and Technology teachers (57 male teachers and 53 female). The instrument for data collection, is: Content Adequacy Questionnaire on primary school Basic Science and Technology innovations (CAQPS-BSTINO). The overall Reliability Coefficient of internal consistency of the CAQPS-BSTINO was established at 0.91. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The findings of the study revealed that the primary school Basic Science and Technology curriculum content cater inadequately for creative skills, critical thinking skills, divergent thinking skills, exploring skills, and problem solving skills. Thus, the study concluded that, curriculum contents of primary school basic science and technology curriculum should be reviewed to cater for all the required basic science and technological innovational skills especially creative skills, critical thinking skills, divergent thinking skills, exploring skills, and problem solving skills.
Pages:141-147
How to cite this article:
Iwuagwu Godson Chinedum, Ofurum Mcdonald Chukwubikem, Iwuagwu Felicitas Onyemazuwa "Content adequacy of primary school basic science and technology curriculum for technological innovative skills". International Journal of Advanced Educational Research, Vol 7, Issue 2, 2022, Pages 141-147
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