Title: EFFECT OF COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION ON TECHNICAL COLLEGE STUDENTS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND INTEREST IN METALWORK TECHNOLOGY IN ENUGU STATE.

Authors:
Dr. Nwaodo, S.I., Asogwa, J.O., Chiamogu, C.C., Dr. Ogbonna, G.N. & Prof. E.O. Ede

Abstract: Abstract The study was carried out to determine the effect of computer assisted instruction on the academic achievement and interest of the students in metalwork technology in technical colleges in Enugu State. Two research questions were investigated by the study and two hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. A quasi nonrandomized control group, pretest-posttest design was used. The population for the study was 298 second year metalwork students in six technical colleges in Enugu State. The instruments used for data collection were metalwork achievement test and interest inventory. Two research questions were posed and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the data for answering research questions while analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the hypotheses of no significant difference at 0.05 level of significance. It was found out that the students taught with Computer Assisted Instruction had higher mean posttest scores in the metalwork achievement test than those taught with traditional method of teaching. Based on this finding, it was recommended that metalwork teachers should always incorporate in their teaching, the use of computer assisted instruction. This will enhance their knowledge of metalwork technology.

Publication Date: 2018-06-09