USERS SATISFACTION IN DRAWING STUDIOS FOR EFFECTIVE ARCHITECTURAL TEACHING AND LEARNING
Olubodun, M. E.1 & Adetona, O. A.2
1, 2.Department of Architectural Technology
Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro
Email: matemi.olubodun@federalpolyilaro.edu.ng
Corresponding author: Olubodun, M. E.
ABSTRACT
Drawing studios are very crucial to the performance of students of architecture. An evaluation of existing drawing studios could foster their improvement and services and appropriate actions can be taken to restore or retain them to acceptable standards. Studios are currently faced with challenges as a result of learning space in tertiary institutions being detrimental, decayed and dilapidated infrastructural facilities due to lack of maintenance. Physical facilities in over 90 percent of the institutions of higher learning in Nigeria are in poor states. Spaces provided in tertiary institutions in Nigeria for most departments of architecture are grossly inadequate for lectures or practical works. Most drawing studios do not permit meaningful relations between lecturers and students. These conditions possess tremendous challenges to effective teaching and learning. This paper examines the relationship between the existing features in the drawing studios and users’ satisfaction at the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro. A questionnaire and checklist was used as a data collection instrument for the study. Data was analysed using the descriptive and the inferential statistic tools. The study revealed that users were not satisfied with the performance of the studios. The study recommends that more drawing studios with state of the art facilities should be provided and maintenance culture should be imbibed in Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro.
Keywords: Performance, user satisfaction, teaching and learning, studios, educational system.
