COMPETENCIES POSSESSED BY UPPER BASIC EDUCATION LEVEL TEACHERS FOR TEACHING BUSINESS STUDIES FOR EFFECTIVE SERVICE DELIVERY IN ANAMBRA STATE

The study was designed to find out the competencies possessed by upper basic
education level teachers for teaching business studies in Anambra State. The study
was guided by three research questions and three null hypotheses. The study adopted
survey research design. Questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection.
Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while t- test
was used for hypotheses testing. The result indicated that out of the twenty two
competencies identified by the study, only eleven were possessed by the business
studies teachers. The competencies possessed included among others; selecting the
topic to be taught, stating specific objectives to be achieved, effective knowledge of
the subject matter as well as relating course of study to measurable performance
objectives. However, the competencies not possessed by the teachers include among
others; proper hanging of charts and pictures and constructing valid and reliable test
to evaluate students’ progress. It was found out that there was no gender bias
regarding the competencies possessed by teachers. The recommendations among
others were that; all the identified competencies which the business studies teachers
needed to improve on be packaged for use during in- service training of teachers in
Anambra State and that government should organize seminars and workshops for
teachers in the areas of the identified competencies lacking for improvement.

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