EFFECT OF MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION ON ACHIEVEMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE MECHANIC WORKS STUDENTS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES IN BENUE STATE
John Iorlumun Unongo Ph. D & Henda Cordelia Hembadoon
Department of Vocational and Technical Education, College of Education, Oju, Benue
Benue State University Science and Technical College Makurdi, Department of Motor Vehicle Mechanics
Corresponding Author: John Iorlumun Unongo
ABSTRACT
The Technical Trade Motor Vehicle Mechanics Works is noted to be very important to man considering the importance of transportation of goods and services. As such concerted efforts are being made by institutions in ensuring success in the teaching and learning of the trade. Despite this, there is evidently poor academic achievement and declining interest of students in the trade. This is largely blamed on ineffective teaching methods adopted by teachers and negative attitudes of students amongst other factors. The purpose of this study therefore is to determine the effects of multimedia lesson presentation on the achievement of students in Science and Technical Colleges. Two research question and two hypotheses were formulated for the study. A quasi-experimental research design was used. The sample was made up of 105 SSII students. The experimental group was made up 52 students (46 males and 6 females) while the control group had 51 students (46 males and 5 females). A Motor Vehicle Mechanics Work Achievement Test (MVMWAT) was designed and used by the researcher to generate data. Data collected was analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer research question and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) to test the hypothesis. The result showed that multimedia presentation as a teaching method enhances the achievement of students. There was no significant difference between the achievement of male and female students. The study therefore, recommended the use of multimedia as a teaching strategy to boost academic achievement of students in the trade as well as related technology subjects. The massive use of computer aided instructions should be encouraged in the teaching and learning process in MVMW.
