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the end of the whole course or after completing one or more modules of
employable skill. It is expected as well that they should be able to set up their own
business and become self-employed and be able to employ others (FRN, 2004).
Installation could help to furnish the students with saleable skills and
and ideas to provide learning (Nwachukon, 2005). Weston and Cranton (1986)
viewed instructional strategies as both the teaching method and the materials
purposes and for structuring appropriate learning experiences for students. These
Oranu (2006) affirmed that demonstration strategy is the most widely used
instructional method for the acquisition of practical skills as it involves verbal and
with demonstration method was better than those students taught with lecture
are required by the teacher for effective teaching. There is no one best approach
to instruction. Teaching effectively demands that the teacher must possess some
basic ability to organize, co-ordinate and utilize personal qualities, objectives and
student interest and needs (Saskatchewan Education, 2009). In view of the above
When the students cannot easily follow the instructions, the lessons become
boring and engender negative attitude and low interest to the students towards
the course being taught. This eventually results in low academic performance by
the students. It was noted that difference in the performance of students has
which results.
Research Question :
Installation?
Installation?
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4. What differences exist between the effects of inquiry and lecture strategies
In this chapter, the research described the facet of the main problem, its
current situation and its variable through related literature and studies sourced
mainly in books, journals, the internet, and other studies. This review includes: 1.
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which the teaching/learning would take place must also be conducive. Puyate
(2004) pointed out that effective vocational and technical training would not be
facilities. This indicated that the availability and effective utilization of facilities for
training in any technical college enhances the vital process of the skills to be
facilities (Okorie, and Ezeji, 1998; Bassey, 2000) respectively. Others observed the
out dated nature of the installed machines and the lack of proper maintenance
culture to promote life expectancy of the workshop facilities (Puyate, 2004 & Bello,
2004). This could however be attributed to the fact that most of the essential tools,
equipment and the heavy machines used for instructional purposes in technical
colleges are imported product and consequently apart from being scarce are
together with the equipment and machines for practices and for carrying out
thereby denying students and teachers the opportunity to use the facilities as at
when due.
technical colleges. This is an attempt to offer useful suggestions that would help
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fundamental if and only if such teachers are to perform the necessary and
Supporting Aina (1990)’s assertion, Okoro (1993) declared that all practical
courses must stress practical activity (so that the student can be proficient in their
of the allotted time is not Auta 97 devoted to practical work, projects, and
evaluation (Okorie & Ezeji, 1988, Okoro, 2000). This situation necessitates this study
Prosser (1949), in his theory of Vocational Education pointed out that for
must possess in order to, secure or retain employment in the occupation. The
giving way to activity based instruction. Activity based instruction is the form of
classroom activity where the teacher effectively involves the learner in a task. The
focus here is on making the abstract concrete and on learning by doing. Francis
(2010), pointed out that the activity based instruction can be teacher driven with
direction from an instructor or learner driven with the learner having freedom to
explore.
Subong (2010), observed that teaching methods has gone from initiation
the best out of every student through innovative, efficient, and effective
Data Analysis
This gave the researchers, Technical Skills and the Academic performance of
Education, The results and conclusion of the researchers were primary based on
these data.
Data Gathering
the second quarter of School Year 2017-2018. The survey will consist of questions
CONCLUSIONS
accordance with the work of Ekpo (1998) that lecture method was not better
than other instructional methods and there was no reason to believe that
instruction. The findings of the study are backed up with the works of Etuk et al.,
(2004); Saskatchewan Education (2009) that lectured contents are often rapidly
forgotten. The findings of the study also indicated that there is a significant
The implication of the findings to education is that students learn best when
the right or appropriate instructional strategy is used in the teaching and learning
discussion or inquiry strategy may not be handled very well with demonstration
strategy and vice versa the students are motivated to learn when they are
Recommendations
instructional strategies and materials. Teachers should make efforts to ensure that
Installation. Teachers should ensure that students are well exposed to class