The Level of Availability of Recommended Tools and Equipment for Teaching Motor Vehicle Mechanic Works for Sustainable Industrial Development in Nigeria

Abstract

The study focused on assessment of the level of availability of the level of availability and utilization of facilities for effective teaching and learning of motor vehicle mechanic works for sustainable industrial development in Nigeria. Three research questions guided the study. Two null hypotheses was formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Survey research design method was adopted for the study. A total of 92 responded made up of 78 motor vehicle mechanics works students and 14 motor vehicle mechanic works teachers in technical college in North central states of Nigeria were randomly sampled. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire titled motor mechanic assessment questionnaire (MMAQ). The instrument was validated by three experts. Split half technique and Cronbach alpha reliability method were used to determine the internal consistency of the instrument. A reliability coefficient of 0.79 was obtained. Ninety two copies of questionnaire were administered to the respondents with the help of three research assistants. All 92 copies of questionnaire were retrieved and analyzed using gap analysis, mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions, t-test statistics was employed to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. It was found out that NBTE recommended tools and facilities for teaching and learning of motor vehicle mechanic works workshop in the technical colleges were not available. It was also discovered that available tools and equipment in the technical colleges were used for teaching and learning of motor vehicle mechanic work. It was recommended that more tools and equipment of motor vehicle mechanic works should be provided for technical colleges for sustainable industrial development in Nigeria.