Title: EVALUATION OF ACADEMIC TECHNOLOGISTS IN THE SUPERVISED INDUSTRIAL TRIANING SCHEME IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN NIGERIA UNIVERSITIES.

Authors:
Ezeama, A. O., Obe, P.I., Egbuhuzor, O.M. & Ede, E.O.

Abstract: Abstract The study was carried out in nine Universities in the South East where engineering courses are offered. A total of 80 Academic Technologists comprise the population of the study. Two research questions were raised and two null hypotheses tested at 0.05 and 0.01significance levels guided the study. A structured questionnaire was used for the study and competency test carried out with twentyfive engineering students in nine of the Universities evaluating in each of the universities an average of four academic technologists. The instrument was validated by five experts and modifications were made in the instrument according to their recommendations. A two- way Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used for the data analysis. The results revealed that the efficiencies of the academic technologistsin participating in the supervised industrial training scheme in engineering (SITSIE) practice with students because at 1% level of significance, the F-cal was 0.04 and F-tab was 8.65 but differ in performances on various systems because at 1% level of significance, the F-cal was 7.38 and F-tab was 7.01. The paper concluded that SITSIE is important for the training of fresh and young engineering graduates as it equips them with skill in their engineering practice with the assistance academic technologists. Key words: Industrial Training, Engineering Education, Evaluation, Academic Technologists.

Publication Date: 2018-06-09