Effective Use Of Instructional Materials In Teaching And Learning Of Technical Drawing In Technical Colleges In Awgu L.G.A
Oguejiofor Victor Ikechukwu Ph.D
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Ezeama Anthony Osita
Department of Mechatronic Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Kalu Ulu Okey
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Keywords: Instructional materials, Teaching, Learning, Technical drawing
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effective use of instructional materials in teaching and learning of technical drawing in Awgu Local Government Area. The study was conducted at technical colleges in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State Nigeria. The population for the study was 220 people. A simple random sampling technique was used to select a sample of 100 respondents made up of 3 teachers and 97students.The instrument for data collection was structured questionnaire. The return rate of the instrument was 96%. Three experts from University of Nigeria Nsukka validated the instruments. A pilot study of two teachers and 10 students were conducted at Governmental Technical College Enugu. Cronbach Alpha technique was used to test for the reliability. The reliability coefficient of 0.76 was obtained for the instrument. Three research questions and three null hypotheses guided the study. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while t-test was employed to test the null hypotheses at .05 level of significance. The study revealed that there were lack of instructional materials and hence ineffective use of it in Technical Colleges in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. It was recommended that all players in the educational system should make ceaseless efforts towards encouraging and sustaining the procurement, production, storage and utilization of instructional materialsin teaching and learning of technical drawing in our Technical Colleges