Effects of Computer Tutorial and Simulation Techniques on Achievement of Electrical Installation Students in Technical Colleges in Osun State, Nigeria (Published)
The study investigated the impact of computer tutorials and simulation techniques on the achievement of electrical installation students in technical colleges in Osun State. A quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test three-group design was adopted for the study, comprising two experimental groups and one control group. The population targeted in the study consisted of 210 electrical installation students from nine technical colleges in Osun State. A sample of 81 students was selected through a multistage sampling procedure, involving purposive sampling of technical colleges from different senatorial districts and intact classes within these colleges. Three research instruments were used: the Electrical Installation Performance Test (EIPT), the Computer Tutorial Package (CTP), and the Instructional Simulation Package (ISP). Reliability was established through a test-retest method with a reliability coefficient value of 0.837. The experimental procedure consisted of pre-treatment, treatment, and post-treatment stages. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics, with hypotheses tested through One-way ANOVA, ANCOVA, and t-tests at a 0.05 significance level. The analysis revealed that prior to treatment, there was no significant difference in the performance mean scores of students using computer tutorials, simulation techniques, and conventional methods in electrical installation. However, after treatment, significant differences emerged among these methods. Additionally, significant differences were observed in student performance before and after treatment across the different methods. The use of computer tutorials, and simulation technique enhanced better performance of students in electrical installation than the conventional method with simulation technique being the most effective strategy. It was recommended among others that the use of computer tutorials and simulation technique should be encouraged in electrical installation class in technical colleges so as to enhance better academic performance of students in electrical installation.
Keywords: Computer Tutorial, Electrical Installation, Simulation Technique, Students, Technical Colleges
Feedback from Technical University Fashion Students On Preparations for Semester-Out Industrial Attachment (Published)
This paper sought feedback from Technical University Higher National Diploma (HND) Fashion Students on the adequacy of their preparations for their Semester-Out Industrial Attachment (S-OIA) programme. The paper adopted a cross-sectional descriptive survey design and used a semi-structured questionnaire to collect data from 199 third year HND Fashion Students from five public Technical Universities in Ghana. The feedback from the students showed varied levels of dissatisfaction about the school-based preparations they went through prior to the S-O IA programme. Even though majority of the students affirmed that the school-based preparations made were necessary, it was obviously not helpful to many in view of the percentage of respondents who were informed on the benefits of the programme during the school-based orientation. It was therefore suggested that Technical Universities Industrial Liaison offices adopt and strictly adhere to the school-based preparation protocols and processes.
Keywords: Feedback, Students, industrial attachment, liaison offices, school-based preparations
Influence of Emotional Awareness and Accurate Self-Assessment on Students’ Academic Performance in State Colleges of Education in South-South, Nigeria (Published)
This study investigated the influence of Emotional Awareness and Accurate Self Assessment on Students’ Academic Performance in State Colleges of Education in South-South, Nigeria. Two specific objectives, two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The ex-post facto research design was used for the study. The population of the study consisted of all the 674 students who were in their second and third year in two of the state owned Colleges of Education in South-South, Nigeria. A sample of 398 students (313 female and 85 male) from two intact years was selected for the study using stratified sampling technique. This sample size was statistically determined using Yaro Yamane formula. The validated instrument, Emotional Competency Inventory was used for data collection; an internal consistency reliability coefficient of 0.76 was obtained using Cronbach Alpha reliability technique. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while multiple regression analysis was used to test the null hypotheses at .05 level of significance. The result revealed that there was a significant influence of Emotional Awareness and Accurate Self Assessment on Students’ Academic Performance in State Colleges of Education in South-South, Nigeria. It is recommended, among others, that curriculum experts should develop an affective instructional curriculum that incorporates emotional intelligence skills with the objective of enhancing the academic performance of students.
Keywords: : Academic Performance, Emotional Awareness, Self-assessment, Students