Harnessing cognitive apprenticeship instructional technique in technology education for national development.

Abstract

In the last four years of the nation's education reference is obvious that teachers are central to both the problems of education and their solutions. Teachers Instructional Methods and other factors have been advanced for poor performance of students in Technology Education. This paper focuses on the need to harness cognitive apprenticeship instructional technique in technology education towards improving teaching and learning so that students may better acquire true expertise and robust problem-solving skills, as well as an improved ability to learn throughout life. Relevant literature has been reviewed and recommendations on the way forward presented.