NEED GAP INDEX OF LECTURERS’ COMPETENCE IN DETERMINING SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING OF STUDENTS IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION

Vincent C. Asogwa, Ibe Valentine S. O.

Abstract


This study determined need gap index of lecturers’ competence in determining soil physical properties for effective teaching of students in Colleges of Education. The study made use of descriptive survey research design. The study was carried out in South-East, Nigeria. The population of this study was 157 who were all involved in the study. A 41-item structured questionnaire titled: Soil Physical Properties Determination Questionnaire (SPPDQ) was subjected to face validation by five experts. Cronbach Alpha reliability method was utilized to determine the internal consistence of the SPPDQ items. The Alpha reliability of 0.96 and 0.93 were obtained for needed and performance categories. Data collected were analyzed using arithmetic mean and Need Gap Index (NGI) to answer the research questions. It was found that the lecturers’ competence in determining physical properties of soil, soil structure and soil temperature was low but high in determining soil colour for effective teaching of students in Colleges of Education in South-East, Nigeria. It was recommended among others that lecturers of Agricultural Education should utilize this information to ask for permission from their administrations to enable them attend workshops or short re-training courses to make up for their deficiencies in determining physical properties of soil.


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