ABSTRACT The main focus of the study is the factors affecting poor performance of students in. introductory technology. A focus on Educational zone B area of Schools in Niger State. It &imed at probing and determining the factors re p.onsible to the problems either directly or indirectly for the teaching of introductory technology and to suggest solutions in order to improve the students performance in the subj ect. The work is divided in to five chapters. Introduction, Review of related literatu.rc, Research Methodology, Analysis, and Interpretation of data, and Sum!llary and Recommendations. In addressing the problem, a total of 77 respondents consisting of 68 students and 9 teachers from the zone were used for the study . including (2) senior officers in tht: ministry of education. The major instrument, used were questionnaires, oral intervie and obs~rvations. All questionnaires were based on hypothetical statement put forw rd in chapter one. Responses were . compute.d into percentages and reported in a tabu1ar form. The findings revealed that . majority of the p'oor .performances in introductory technology are: - In adequate teaching materials and 'facilities for both teachers and students; poor condition of service to teachers; among others. ~as~d on. the findings and conclusion, the researcher recommended tha~ Government should encourage and motivate both teachers and students by making the education free ' and also provide fund to the principal to purchase all materials that will enhance the academic performar ceo

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of Domestic Electrical Installation Practices of Technicians in Minna Metropolis. This research study sought to investigate the practices of technicians in domestic electrical installation work; the factors that influences the practices of technicians in domestic electrical installation work and ways of improving the practices of domestic electrical installation technicians. Three research questions and one null hypothesis were formulated to guide the study. A sixty (60) item questionnaire was developed and used to collect data from five major locations in Minna. Data collected was analyzed using frequency count, mean, standard deviation and t-test statistics. The null hypothesis were tested at 0.05 level of significance and 348 degree of freedom. The findings revealed that the practices of technicians are not favourable to them, the electricity consumers and the electrical" profession. It was also revealed that the technicians do not adhere to the lEE Regulations and often carry out wrong installation. The findings also revealed that the technicians have low level of education and finds it difficult to produce or interpret wiring diagrams. The study also revealed that technicians can update their work skills and improve their practices by having a standard trade curriculum, a standard form of evaluation and through undergoing training and retraining courses on modem electrical installation practices. The implications of the findings were discussed and recommendations made to enable technicians to acquire the needed work skills and knowledge to enable them improve their pact ices vii