Teacher competency in pattern-drafting lessons in senior high schools (original) (raw)

2018

Abstract

The study investigated teachers' levels of competency in paper pattern-drafting in 30 Senior High Schools (SHS) in Ghana. The objectives were to find out the competency levels of the teachers in content knowledge and skills in pattern-drafting; and their challenges in pattern-drafting. Thirty Clothing and Textiles teachers in 30 SHSs were purposively sampled to participate in this study. Data were collected with a questionnaire and observation checklist, analysed to generate frequencies, percentages and means, and presented in tables. Competency level of the teachers in pattern-drafting content knowledge was high (M = 3.50) while that of content skill was low (M = 2.43). The main challenges of the teachers in pattern-drafting were fit problems with drafted patterns; inadequate tools; insufficient time for pattern-drafting lessons; and students' fear of pattern-drafting due to calculations involved. The researchers therefore recommended that the government should provide enou...

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