Application of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) Skills in Physics Teachers for Quality and Sustainable Development in Rivers-State (original) (raw)

The study, Technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) for quality assurance in sustainable development among Physics teachers. Three objectives and three research questions were used for the study which was carried out in secondary schools in Obio-Akpor local government area of Rivers-State, Nigeria. The population size constituted of a hundred and fifty (150) teachers selected from six schools within the district. The study was made up of 75 male teachers and 75female teachers, selected through the stratified sampling technique. The instrument for the study was titled, 'application of technological pedagogical content knowledge skills in teaching Physics questionnaire (ATPAKTP) was used to collect information. The instrument used was the face and content, validated by three experts from IgnatiusAjuruUniversity of education in Physics education and measurement /evaluation respectively. to ensure the reliability of the instrument, 20 copies of the questionnaires were administered to 20 teachers outside the sample used for trial testing while the internal consistency was estimated from the instrument which was at 0.83while the data collected was analyzed using the mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions. Results revealed that,there was an overpowering agreement among Physics teachers and the encounters experienced in applying TPACK skills in the teaching of Physics concepts .It was recommended amidst others, that Physics teachers should be given the prospect to attend trainings and workshops to improve on their skills for utilizing TPACK components.