| Effect of Concept Mapping on Students’ Achievement in Basic Technology in Junior Secondary Schools in Yenagoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State. |
This study investigated the effect of concept mapping on students’ achievement, in Basic
Technology in junior secondary schools in Yenagoa local government area of Bayelsa State.
Quasi-experimental research design of equivalent post-test treatment and control group was used
for the study. Two research questions were posed to guide the study and two hypotheses tested at
0.05 level of significance were used. A sample size of 400 JSS11 junior secondary school Basic
Technology students was selected by simple random sampling technique for the study. Research
instruments titled Basic Technology Achievement Test and Basic Technology Interest Inventory
Scale with reliability co-efficient index of 0.96 and 0.73 respectively were used. This was
obtained using test re-test method and Pearson Product Moment Correlation. Data were analysed
using mean, standard deviation and z-test. Mean and Standard Deviation were used to answer the
Research questions while z-test was used to test the Hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The
study revealed that Students taught basic technology using concept mapping teaching techniques
had higher mean achievement score than those taught using lecture method. Male students
achieved higher than their female counterparts in Basic Technology. It was recommended that
Basic Technology teachers should incorporate this technique as one of the techniques used in
teaching Basic Technology in the classroom so as to enhance the learning of Technological
concepts, laws and theories. In-service training should be given to Basic Technology teachers
through intensive workshops and seminars on concept mapping and co-operative learning amongst
others. Curriculum developers should include the teaching of concept mapping strategies in the
Basic Technology curricula of teacher education institution. |
Prof. P.C. Okwelle |
Okardi, Charity |
2022 |
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| Revamping Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Niger Delta for Sustainable Development |
The study was aimed at investigating ways of revamping Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Niger Delta for sustainable development. A descriptive survey design guided the study. A sample of 96TVET educators was randomly sampled for the study. Three research questions were answered in the study. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire validated by two TVET experts and its reliability coefficient of 0.79 was established using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) coefficient reliability method. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation. It was found that provision of adequate modern facilities such as workshops, machines, library, personal computers; conducive classrooms will revamp TVET for sustainable development in federation. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that ministries of education in all states f the federation should improve the standard of infrastructural facilities in technical colleges in Nigeria, government and other stakeholders should make provisions for adequate funding of TVET in their annual budgets. |
Okwelle P.Chijioke |
Zite BaridoolenuNgor |
2018 |
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| Impact of Information and Communication Technology in the Teaching of Electrical Installation and Maintenance Work in Technical Colleges in Rivers State, Nigeria |
This study examined the impact of Information and Communication Technology in teaching electrical installation and maintenance work in technical college in Rivers State. Specifically, this work sought to identify the Information and Communication Technology utilized in teaching electrical installation and maintenance work in technical colleges in Rivers State and the instructional and managerial impacts of Information and Communication Technology in teaching electrical installation and maintenance work in technical colleges in Rivers State. Three research questions and hypotheses were answered and tested at .05 level of significance. A descriptive survey design guided the study. The population of the study comprised all the electrical installation and maintenance work teacher and National Technical Certificate (NTC) II students in technical colleges in Rivers State. As at the time of the study, there was an estimated population of 20 and 164 electrical installation and maintenance work teachers and NTC II students respectively. The population was manageable; therefore, the entire population was used for the study. Self-made survey questionnaire titled "Impact of Information and Communication Technology in Teaching Electrical Installation and Maintenance Work". The instrument was face validated by three experts in the department of vocational technology education in Rivers State University. The reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient which yielded a coefficient of .72. Mean and Standard Deviation were used to answer the research questions while z-test statistical tool was used to test the hypotheses. The study found among others that Information and Communication Technology builds student interest to learn, makes the sourcing of information easier for teachers and students, ensures better understanding of concepts, makes it easier for students to learn from other experts, facilitates remembering of concepts, motivates students to study, and captivates students attention, helps teacher in planning lessons, makes evaluation process easier for teacher and helps teacher to identify individual differences. Therefore, it was recommended that among others that Governments should ensure that Information and Communication Technologies are provided and utilized in technical colleges. |
P. C. Okwelle |
Charlotte Peace Iwezor |
2022 |
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| Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) In Nigeria and Energy Development, Marketing and National Transformation |
Education is considered by many as an agent of human development, social mobility and socio-economic development of any society. However, it is arguable that the type and quality of education a nation offers to its citizens is a function of the level of progression of that nation. In this context, technical and vocational education and training (TVET) has been recognized as the wide-diversified education system instrumental in making the remarkable contribution to economic growth of a country by a way of suitable manpower production relevant to the needs of industry, society and changing technological work environment. This paper explores the TVET situation for Nigeria for its transformation agenda with highlights on such factors as trends on TVET policies for human resource development, capacity building, energy development and professional marketing in the national transformation agenda. Keywords : Capacity building, energy development, human resource development, national transfer |
Okwelle, P. C. |
Nill |
2013 |
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