CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND FACILITATORS’ INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY IN NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTH-WEST GEOPOLITICAL ZONE IN NIGERIA.

Abstract

This study examined capacity development and facilitators’ instructional delivery in National Open Universities in South-West geopolitical zone in Nigeria. Two objectives, two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a correlational research design. The population of this study was 64 consisting of 25 administrators and 39 facilitators from the Nineteen (19) learning centres in South-West Geopolitical zone of the National Open University in Nigeria. The entire population was used as the sample which infers census. Two research instruments titled “Capacity Development Questionnaire” and “Facilitators’ Instructional Delivery Questionnaire” were used for data collection. The instruments were validated by three experts; one from the Department of Educational Management and two from Measurement and Evaluation. The reliability was tested with Cronbach Alpha method which gave reliability indexes of 0.82, 0.84 and 0.86 respectively. The instruments were administered by the researcher and two trained research assistants via online. Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to answer the research questions while the hypotheses were tested using t-test analysis at 0.05 level of significance. Results revealed that there is a significant relationship between capacity development in students’ assessment skill and facilitators’ instructional delivery in National Open University in Nigeria; there is a significant relationship between capacity development in time management skill and facilitators’ instructional delivery in National Open University in Nigeria. The study concluded that capacity development in students’ assessment and time management skills significantly influence facilitators’ instructional delivery in National Open University in Nigeria. Hence, it was recommended among others that school administrators should offer seminars on time management techniques, prioritization, and productivity strategies for facilitators, including practical exercises to help facilitators manage their workload and balance teaching responsibilities with other tasks