Knowledge, perception and attitude of teacher librarians towards makerspace in schools in Oyo State, Nigeria

The study investigated the knowledge, perception and attitude of teacher librarians in secondary schools in Ibadan, Oyo State towards makerspace. The survey research design was adopted for the study while questionnaire was used as the instrument of data collection. The sample size for the study comprised 103 teacher librarians in selected secondary schools in Ibadan, Oyo State. Nigeria. Findings from the study showed that the teacher librarians in secondary schools in Ibadan, Oyo State possessed adequate knowledge about makerspace especially as regards to choosing technologies that enhance student's teaching and learning process, selecting effective teaching approaches to guide students thinking and learning on makerspace, having prior knowledge on makerspace, having various ways and strategies of developing their understanding of the makerspace and using makerspace as a way of creating, tinkering and exploring new things just as they have positive perception about makerspace. The study further revealed that teacher librarians in secondary schools in Ibadan, Oyo State have positive attitude towards makerspace. Positive relationships were established between knowledge and attitude, perception and attitude as well as knowledge and perception of teacher librarians as regards makerspace.