Effect of Simulation on Motor Vehicle Mechanics Work Students’ Achievement and Retention in Science and Technical Colleges
Tyav, Alfred Demenongu*, Adadu, Akwonya Comfort & Onyilo, Regina Igogbe
Department of Vocational and Technical Education
Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria
Email: alfredtyav1576@gmail.com, comfortadadu@yahoo.com, ronyilo79@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
This study investigated the Effect of Simulation on Motor Vehicle Mechanics Work Students’ Achievement and Retention in Science and Technical Colleges. Two research questions guided the study. The pre-test-post-test control group quasi-experimental research design was adopted. The study was carried out in Makurdi, the Benue State Capital, in which 59 Part 1 (SSS 1) students in Motor Vehicle Mechanics Work (MVMW) trade constituted the population for the study. Motor Vehicle Mechanics Work Achievement Test (MVMWAT) was used for data collection, and analysis made using the mean via the International Business Machine (IBM) Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS), version 21. The study found that; those taught with simulation achieved higher in both post-test and retention test than those taught with the traditional lecture method. It was recommended that; (i) auto-mechanics technology teachers should endeavour to use of simulation in the teaching of MVMW, and (ii) due to the low sample size used in this study, further studies with larger population are suggested.
Keywords: Simulation, Achievement, Retention, and Motor Vehicle Mechanics Work (MVMW)
