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ABSTRACT

The study determined teaching strategy in evaluation of technical programmes in Technical Colleges in Akwa Ibom State. Three specific objectives, three research questions and three research hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised 170 respondents (134 technical teachers and 36 school administrators. The sample of the study consisted of 119 participants (74 technical teachers and 25 school administrators) drawn through simple random sampling by balloting. The researchers developed instrument entitled, “Teacher Strategy in Evaluation of Technical Programmes Questionnaire (TSETPQ) was used to collect data for the study. Three lecturers in the faculty of Education, University of Uyo validated the instrument. Cronbach alpha formula was used to estimate the reliability coefficient of the instrument which was 0.78. Mean and t-test statistic were used data analysis. Findings of the study revealed that there is no significant difference in the mean responses of technical teachers in school administrators on the methods used by teachers in evaluating technical programmes; how teachers assess the effectiveness of the evaluation methods; and how students assess the effectiveness of the evaluation method. It is recommended among others that Government should give training to teachers to update their knowledge on the appropriate methods of evaluating technical programmes.