Perception and adoption of competency-based training by academics in Ghana

International Journal of STEM Education

Table 1 Socioeconomic characteristics of respondents

Variable	Sub level	Frequency	Percentage
Gender	Male	240	80
	Female	60	20
	Total	300	100
Age in years	≤ 40	80	26.7
	41–60	170	56.7
	≥ 60	50	16.6
	Total	300	100
Rank	Professors	25	8.3
	Senior lecturers	65	21.7
	Lecturers	164	54.7
	Assistant lecturers	46	15.3
	Total	300	100
Teaching area	Natural science	230	76.7
	Social science	70	23.3
	Total	300	100
Availability of incentives	Yes	48	16
	No	252	84
	Total	300	100
Availability of teaching aids	Yes	59	19.7
	No	241	80.3
	Total	300	100
Effective supervision	Yes	264	88
	No	54	18
	Total	300	100
Awareness of CBT	Yes	217	72.3
	No	83	27.7
	Total	300	100
Off-campus activities	Yes	128	42.7
	No	172	57.3
	Total	300	100
Participation in CBT workshop	Yes	86	28.7
	No	214	71.3
	Total	300	100
Participation in competency-specific training	Yes	10	11.6
	No	76	88.4
	Total	86	100
Willingness to adopt CBT	Yes	194	64.7
	No	106	35.3
	Total	300	100