International journal of vocational and technical education research最新文献

{"title":"Determination and Utilization of Mentoring and Scaffolding Mechanisms by Lecturers for Teaching Vocational Agricultural Education to Students in Tertiary Institutions of Taraba State, Nigeria","authors":"Jifin Danbeki Tsojon","doi":"10.37745/ijvter.15/vol9n34555","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37745/ijvter.15/vol9n34555","url":null,"abstract":"The study was to determine the utilization of mentoring and scaffolding techniques by lecturers for teaching Vocational Agricultural Education to students in Tertiary Institutions in Taraba State. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. Four research questions guided the study. The areas of the study were the Tertiary Institutions in Taraba State that offer Vocational Agriculture. The institutions include; College of Education, Zing, Taraba State University Jalingo, College of Agriculture Science and Technology and Federal University Wukari. The population of the study was 200 lecturers of Vocational Agriculture from which a sample of 132 were drawn by stratified random sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire named “Mentoring and Scaffolding Utilization Mechanisms Questionnaire” (MSUQ). Five experts in vocational agriculture validated the instrument for data collection and was trial tested. A Cronbach Alpha coefficient of 0.80 was established after analyzing the trial testing of the instrument. The Cronbach Alpha coefficient of 0.80 was high enough and indicates that the MSUQ was reliable to elicit information for the study. One hundred and thirty-two copies (132) of the questionnaire were administered on the respondents with the help of research assistant in each of the institutions. The research assistants were able to retrieve 100% of the questionnaire administered. The data collected were analyzed using weighted mean and standard deviation to answer the four research questions. The result revealed that the ten mentoring techniques presented were accepted by the lecturers as mechanism for teaching Vocational Agriculture. So also, the seven scaffolding techniques were accepted by them. Furthermore, the result showed that the utilization of mentoring and scaffolding techniques were not impressive as the utilization falls below 30% of the techniques presented to the respondents. Techniques not utilized for mentoring among other include: friendliness to learners, approachable to learners, give feedback to learners while those techniques not utilized for scaffolding among others include; activate prior knowledge, learner participation, provide support as learners learn, pre-teach vocabulary. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended among others that lecturers of Vocational Agriculture should sustain the techniques of mentoring and scaffolding while proprietors of the institutions are to motivate the lecturers to attend seminars, conferences and workshops on utilization of mentoring and scaffolding techniques to bring about the required learning of vocational agriculture by students in the tertiary Institutions in Taraba State.","PeriodicalId":475310,"journal":{"name":"International journal of vocational and technical education research","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135747767","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of ICT and Class Size On Academic Performance of Secondary School Students in Science Subject in Ekiti State","authors":"Amos Olusola Ogunjobi, Ibukun Omolara Akinwumi, Amos Adewale Ojo, Samuel Oluwaseyi Olofin","doi":"10.37745/ijvter.15/vol9n33544","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37745/ijvter.15/vol9n33544","url":null,"abstract":"The study investigated the impact of ICT facility and class size on academic performance of secondary school students in science subjects in Ekiti. The purpose of the study was to investigate the impacts that both ICT facilities and class size have on the academic performance of secondary school students. The study adopted both descriptive research of the survey type and ex-post-facto designs. The sample included 110 science teachers and 2,444 students whose WASSCE were used. They were selected using multistage sampling procedure. The two research instruments used were ICT and class-size facilities questionnaires for teachers (ICTCSFQT) and Three Years Examination Result Template (TYERT). The face and content validity of the ICTCSFQT was done by experts in science Education and test, measurement and evaluation. Test-retest method was used to establish the reliability of ICTCSFQT and the coefficient of 0.76 was obtained. The other instrument (WASSCE Result) is a standardized result from WAEC. Data collected were analyzed using Pearson product moment correlation. The hypotheses raised were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The result showed that there was significant relationship between availability of ICT and academic performance in schools. The study also revealed that there is significant relationship between class-size and academic performance in schools. Based on the findings, it was concluded that ICT and class-size are crucial for better performance of students in science subjects. It was therefore recommended that teachers should be trained through various workshop and seminars on the use of ICT facilities, so also the significance of moderate class size for effective classroom management and control in order to improve students’ academic performance.","PeriodicalId":475310,"journal":{"name":"International journal of vocational and technical education research","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135747764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Design and Construction of a Locally Fabricated Serigraphy Machine for Curve/Flat Printing Substrates","authors":"Oluwasegun Daniel Olumola, Tope Israel Ibiwoye","doi":"10.37745/ijvter.15/vol9n3123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37745/ijvter.15/vol9n3123","url":null,"abstract":"The study aimed at designing and producing a serigraphy machine that prints on both curve and flat surfaces. Various methods of printing such as dye sublimation, heat transfer and screen printing are employed to print on fabric and other allied printing substrates in Nigeria. However, screen printing is one of the oldest forms of printing and one of the most popular method. The “Development of a Locally Fabricated Serigraphy Printer for Curve and Flat Surfaces” has become imperative. The sketches were made based on the conceptual idea and were later drawn with the aid 3D application software (Autodesk Fusion 360) installed in the computer system. The 3D drawings were used as guide to construct the serigraphy machine in the workshop. The machine which is manually operated comes with an adjustable squeegee, an adjustable metallic frame which holds the screen during printing, and a spring attached to the frame holder which holds the frame taut during printing without the aid of an assistant. The squeegee can be stationed and moved manually depending on whether the printing being done on curved or flat substrates. The Serigraphy Printer for Curve and Flat Surfaces is 602.5mm long, 450mm wide and 510mm high its size and weight afford for ease of carriage. The adjustable metallic frame which holds the frame can be adjusted to suit any screen size; ranging from (500mm by 350mm) to (300mm by 22.86m). The main findings of the study were that the objective of developing a serigraphy machine from locally sourced material, that prints on both curve and flat surfaces was realised, also it was discovered that the printing did not leave room for rough prints. The study concluded that by recommending that the “Serigraphy Printer for Curve and Flat Surfaces” is adopted by the local printers to enhance their occupation, and schools to aid teaching.","PeriodicalId":475310,"journal":{"name":"International journal of vocational and technical education research","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135747765","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Competency-Based Education & Training (CBET), A Practical Strategy For Sustainable Self-Employment of Building Technologist","authors":"U Okey Kalu, Sunday U Kalu, Richard C Udeala, Anthony.O. Ezeama","doi":"10.37745/ijvter.15/vol9n32434","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37745/ijvter.15/vol9n32434","url":null,"abstract":"The study determined competency based educational training as a practical strategy for sustainable self-development of building engineering technologists in Enugu state. Two research questions were answered and two hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population for the study was 115 practicing building engineering technologists. Instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire. Two experts validated the instrument for data collection. The internal consistency of the instrument items was determined by the use of Cronbach alpha reliability method and 0.84 reliability coefficient was obtained. The data generated were analyzed using mean to answer research questions while t-test was used to test the hypotheses. Findings revealed that competency based educational training have the potentials to foster self-employment of building engineering technologists. It fosters self-employment of building engineering graduates by equipping them with industrial based competencies such as in-depth knowledge of construction practice, building drawing and interpretation skills, building performance analysis skills and determination of building materials behaviours among others. It was recommended that effective partnership between universities and other higher institutions and relevant industries should be encouraged, as this would provide an environment for students to interact with experts such that, relevant contents that meets labour needs would be transmitted to participating students.","PeriodicalId":475310,"journal":{"name":"International journal of vocational and technical education research","volume":"136 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135747874","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Tertiary Institutions Lecturers and Students Level of Moral Development: Counseling Implications for Nigeria’s National Development","authors":"Samuel Ikechukwu Ezeani","doi":"10.37745/ijvter.15/vol9n35665","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37745/ijvter.15/vol9n35665","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigated the moral development levels of tertiary institutions lecturers and their students in South-West of Nigeria. 12 Tertiary institutions, from which 10 lecturers and 30 students per school, giving a total sample of 240 subjects, were selected through stratified random sampling technique, and participated in this study. Kohlberg’s (1977) Heinz’s wife dilemma and simbo’s (1989) civil responsibility episode served as validated research instruments. T-test was used in comparing the mean score of responses by lecturers and students on a 6-point Likert scale which corresponded to the six stages in the Kholbergian model.It was hypothesized that there would be no significant differences in the moral development levels of lectures and their students and between female and male students who participated in this study. Results of the data collected and analyzed showed that there is no significant difference between lecturers and their students (t = 0.67, P>.05) in their level of moral development.Similarly, the null hypothesis that predicted similarity in the moral development level of male and female study subjects was confirmed (t=0.49;P>0.05).The main counseling implication is that the time for training of more professional counselors to carter for the ever-increasing population in Nigeria is now. Related to this is that functional counseling centers be establish in all schools in Nigeria.The study also recommended, among others, that moral education curriculum be design for our schools and made a core subject, especially at primary and secondary school levels of our educational system in Nigeria.","PeriodicalId":475310,"journal":{"name":"International journal of vocational and technical education research","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135747766","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}