Performance in Art Nature and Meaning among Fine/Applied Arts and Theatre Arts Undergraduates in Nigeria: A Case of University of Benin

Abstract

The study investigated the difference in performance in Art, Nature and Meaning between Fine/Applied Arts and Theatre Arts undergraduates in the University of Benin. The study was designed to find out if there is a difference in performance between undergraduates of Fine/Applied Arts and Theatre Arts in Art, Nature and Meaning and if the level of difficulty of Art, Nature and meaning has any influence on the students‟ performance. The study was delimited to undergraduates in Fine/Applied Arts and Theatre Arts who registered for Art, Nature and Meaning in the University of Benin. As a result, two Research Questions were raised. It was discovered that there is no significant difference in performance in Art, Nature and Meaning between undergraduates of Fine/Applied Arts and Theatre Arts in University of Benin. Data for this study were generated from official records of the two departments under investigation. In other words, scores of candidates duly approved by the Departmental Boards of Examiners of the two departments were obtained for the study. The statistical technique adopted for data analysis was the t-test for independence samples and it was found out that there was no significant difference in performance in Art nature and meaning between undergraduates of Fine/Applied Arts and Theatre Arts. Consequently it was concluded that, the performance of the groups was not different.