ABSTRACT: Background: This paper focuses on the computer appreciation skills of secondary school computer studies teachers in Nsukka education zone, Enugu state, Nigeria. The purpose of this study was to find out the skills needed by computer studies teachers in secondary schools in Nsukka education zone, Enugu state Nigeria.
Materials and Methods: 80 copies of questionnaire were administered to computer studies teachers in eighteen secondary schools, of which sixty eight was completed and returned.
Results: The study shows that the respondents are conscious of the reality that computer appreciation skills are very vital in their career. The study concluded that secondary schools computer teachers needed in-service training in computer appreciation skills for effective teaching and learning of computer studies in secondary schools in Nsukka educational zone. That the identified computer appreciation skills should be used by curriculum planners at State and federal levels to further improve the existing curriculums at secondary in the State and the nation in general.
Key wards: Computer teachers; In-service training; Computer appreciation; Skills.
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