Analysis of Technology Teachers Meta-Cognitive Awareness in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja

Abstract

The stint)' was designed to examine the metacognitive awareness of technology teachers in the Federal capital Territory, Abuja. It further looked at the nature and concept of metacognition, measure the perception of technical college technology teachers metacognitive processes and identify their metacognitive activities as it relates to teaching and learning. The study was a survey research design. The sample size was 121 participants comprised 70 urban technology teachers (46 males and24females) and51 rural technology teachers (32 males and 19 females) selected from the population through stratified and simple random techniques. The researcher constructed separate inventory for the measurement of metacognitive awareness of teachers. The inventory was validated with the help of experts, for use in Nigeria culture. The reliability coefficient computed for the instrument of found to be 0.88 using Cronbach's Alpha formula. Percentage, Mean, standard deviation and t-test statistics were used for the analysis. The study revealed that teacher factors such as gender, teaching experience, academic qualification can influence metacognition. Similarly, the study revealed that male technology teachers and urban technology teachers achieved higher scores in Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (MAI) sub scales, knowledge cognition and regulation cognition. There was significance difference between the mean scores of male and female technology teachers, between urban and rural technology teachers in the MAI sub scales. Hosed on the findings of the study, was recommended that the training programmes of technology teachers among others should focus on Self motivation. Self awareness about intellectual strengths and weaknesses, awareness about learners' expectations and training.