Techniques for enhancing students’ practical skills acquisition in metal work in technical colleges in Rivers State

Abstract

The study examined the techniques for enhancing students’ practical skills acquisition in metal work in technical colleges in Rivers State. The study adopted survey research design. The population for the study comprises 120 respondents, made up of 70 Metalwork students and 50 instructors. The whole population was used because of the manageable size of the population. Hence, the entire population was used for the study. The instrument (TESPSAM) for data collection was a structured questionnaire. The questionnaire was structured using the five point Likert scale. The instrument was subjected to validation by three (3) experts. The reliability of the instrument was established to determine the internal consistency of the items using Pearson Product Moment Correlation which gave a coefficient of 0.78. Data collected for the study was analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions. The hypotheses was tested using t-test at 0.05 level of significance. Result included an instructional system for improved teaching techniques to enhance students practical skills acquisition in metal work in technical colleges was been developed. On the whole, the developed teaching techniques is a product to be used for instructional purposes and represents a systematic approach to which all salient features of learning and instruction are translated into plans for instructional activities, information, resources and evaluation with attention paid to the consistency and compatibility of practical skills and knowledge.