Extent of Utilization of Tools in Teaching and Learning of Direct-on-line and Star/Delta Starters in Technical Colleges in Delta State

This study adopted a descriptive research design. The population comprises of 36 respondents, 27 Electrical electronic teachers and 9 workshop technicians. No sample was used due to small population size. Two research questions to guide the study while two null hypotheses was formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance and 100 degrees of freedom. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire which contains 40 items. The reliability of the instrument was determined using Cronbach Alpha method and coefficient of 0.08 was obtained. Mean and Standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while t-test was used to test and analyzed the null hypotheses. The findings on hypotheses revealed that there was no significant difference in the mean ratings of the two groups of respondents on the use of tools in teaching and learning of direct-on-line and star/delta starters in technical colleges in Delta State.it was therefore recommended that, technical college teachers should be trained and re-trained in order to prepare students for the industry.