Teachers’ and Students’ Perception of Instructional Supervision on Capacity Building in Electrical Installation Trade

Abstract

This research was conducted to ascertain teachers’ and students perception of instructional supervision in relation to capacity building in electrical installation trade in technical colleges. Three research questions and a null hypothesis were employed to guide the study. Descriptive survey was adopted. A 23-item questionnaire was used to elicit responses from the teachers and students made up of 10 and 76 respondents respectively. The research questionnaire items were analyzed through descriptive statistics while the hypothesis was tested with the t-test statistic. Major findings of study revealed discrepancies between teachers and students perception on some vital issues of instructional supervision such as the method of supervision that affect enhancement of capacity building in electrical installation trade. Based on the findings, it was recommended that teachers of electrical installation trade should strive to develop co-operative partnership epitomized in trust and descriptive feedback during instructional supervision for capacity building.

Keywords: Teachers, students, instructional supervision, electrical installation