Abstract:
The purpose of this research was to study the skills used to enhance
teaching effectiveness for trainers teaching technical courses. The sample was
30 technical trainers, with at least 3 years work experience. The instrument was a
structured interview questionnaire developed by the researcher. The statistical
techniques employed were frequency distribution and percentage.
The findings were as follows:
1. The opinion of the sample was that skills trainers should enhance
teaching effectiveness by motivating learners, using training aids, explaining and
giving examples, questioning, personality and gesture, lecture, and variation.
2. The samples did not use only a single method in teaching but
a variety of methods, which could be classified into two groups. The first group
was one in which trainers mainly combined lecturing with demonstration and/or
practice, along with additional other methods. The second group was one in which
lecturing was mainly used as a method of teaching, along with other methods.
3. The samples employed more than one training aid, which could be
classified into two main groups. The first group was one in which computers along
with other training aids, such as real objects and transparent sheets, were mainly
used. The other group used various materials simultaneously, which were real
objects, transparent sheets, opaque sheets and blackboards