Industrial & Technology Education

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    Relevance of Multimedia and Hypermedia Instruction in Enhancing the Teaching and Learning of Industrial and Technology Education
    (Journal of Nigerian Association of Teachers of Technology (JONATT), 2016) Nwokolo-Ojo, J. O.; Igwe, C. O.; Puyate, S. T.
    The study investigates relevance of multimedia and hypermedia instructions in the teaching and learning of industrial and technology education. The study adopted descriptive survey design method. A total sample of 140 male and female technical teachers in 14 technical colleges in Benue State was selected out of the population of 280, using random sampling technique.30 items questionnaires was used to collect data for the study, with four point response options of Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree and Strongly Disagree with corresponding scores of 4, 3, 2 and 1 respectively. The instrument was validated by three technical teachers from the Department of VTE, Benue State University, Makurdi. Data collected was analyzed using mean and standard deviation. Decision point was put at 2.50, implies that a mean rating of less than 2.50 is “Disagree” while a mean rating equal or above 2.50 is “Agree’. The findings revealed that through the use of multimedia and hypermedia helps student store and accessed easily. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that software for integrating multimedia and hypermedia content should be made available to various institututions and teachers must know how to access relevant multimedia content and share practice in the creation of content appropriate to every learning situation.
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    Impart of Teachers’ Instructional Task Performance On Students’ Academic Achievement in Basic Technology in Secondary Schools in Gusau, Zamfara State.
    (Journal of Institute of Education, Ahmadu Bello University, 2016) Igwe, C. O.; Nwokolo-Ojo, J. O.; Puyate, S. T.; Samuel, V. O.
    Teachers instructional task performance is a vital determinant of students’ academic achievement. Therefore, the creativity and innovative skills of the technology teachers in instructional delivery process impacts on the students’ academic performance. The study assessed the impact of teachers’ instructional task performance on students’ academic achievement in basic technology in secondary schools in Gusau, Zamfara State. Two research questions and one hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The population consists of four principals, eight teachers and 120 students which gives a total of 132 respondents, sampled from government secondary schools in Gusau. 132 copies of structured questionnaires were used for data collection. The data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The hypotheses were tested using t-test at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that the basic technology lessons were not adequately and effectively delivered by teachers. Lack of conducive teaching and learning environment, inadequate instructional materials and effective utilization in teaching basic technology affected students’ academic achievement. From the findings, recommendations are that the government and stakeholders should ensure that only technical teachers are employed to teach basic technology and are periodically engaged in re-training programmes. Provide adequate and relevant teaching aids to facilitate the teaching and learning process in a conducive environment.