Enhancing The Performance Of Final Year Technology Education Undergraduate Students Of Universities For Sustainable National Development
Oguejiofor Victor Ikechukwu Ph.D
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Keywords: Enhancing, performance, technology education, sustainable development
Abstract
The study examined the strategies for enhancing the performance of final year Technology Education Undergraduate Students of Universities in Enugu State for sustainable national development. The study was conducted at two public Universities in Enugu State that run technology education. The population for the study was 150 final year undergraduate students. A simple random sampling technique was used to select a sample of 50 respondents made up of 17 female and 33 male students. The instrument for data collection was structured questionnaire constructed by the researcher. The return rate of the instrument was 98%. Three experts from Faculty of Education, University of Nigeria Nsukka validated the instruments. A pilot study of 3 females and 8malesundergraduate students were conducted at Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra State. Cronbach Alpha technique was used to test for the reliability. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was 0.76. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while t-test analysis was employed to test the null hypotheses at .05 level of significance. The study revealed that all the teachers and government roles indentified in this study are the strategies for enhancing the performance of final year Technology Education undergraduate Students of Universities in Enugu State for sustainable national development. It was recommended that teachers and the government should play their roles effectively in the Universities to enhance the performance of undergraduate students of technology education for sustainable national development.