Enriching Keyboarding Skills of Student Teachers at St. Joseph's College of Education, Ghana

Abstract

About ninety-nine per cent (99%) of the Diploma in Basic Education (DBE) year one A (1A), students at St Joseph's College of Education, Bechem and other less endowed institutions have not had much or have had no previous insight in ICT education and its accompanying facilities. Student Teachers of the Colleges of Education who are the cornerstone of the society and the nation at large cannot be left out in this information age. To help address this situation, the researchers made use of qualitative research methodology together with some of the sampling techniques to collect reliable and valid information on the problem. Notwithstanding, questionnaire, interview and observational research methodologies were employed in gathering relevant information from the research population. The results and findings of this study revealed the true picture of the problem and its effects on students' use of technological equipment.