Dr Chinyere Shirley Ayonmike is a Nigerian TVET Expert and a Senior Lecturer at Delta State University, in Abraka, Nigeria. She has special interest in Industrial Technology Education research, with over 30 research works published in national and international journals. She is a member of many academic and professional bodies, with distinctive contributions. As the current IVETA Regional Vice President for Eastern and Western Africa, she has won the 2018 IVETA Joel Magisos Exceptional Service Award. She has presented papers at many national and international TVET conferences. She is the Music Director and Conductor of the Warri Choral Society (WCS), a Classical Music ensemble.
Effects of Classroom versus Online Mode of Instruction on Students’ Psychomotor Performance in Woodwork Technology
The purpose of this study was to compare the psychomotor performance of students taught woodwork technology with classroom as against online mode of instruction in Nigerian Universities. Two research questions guided the study, as well, one (1) hypothesis was formulated and tested at .05 level of significance. The quasi-experimental design was used and the population of the study was 67 Undergraduate Students from the Department of Technical Education, Ebonyi State University Abakiliki. The sample of the study was 48 students comprising of 30 and 18 students from 100level and 200level respectively. The instrument for data collection was the Woodwork Technology Practical Skills Assessment Instrument (WTPSAI) for measuring the psycho-performance of Woodwork Technology students in the manufacturing of stool, office chairs, door frame, panel door, and brace and batten door. The instrument was developed by the researcher which was content and face validated by 3 research experts from Delta State University Abraka, one from Measurement and Evaluation and the other two from Technical Education. Treatment was administered to the two experimental groups using two different modes of instruction, after which data were collected by the researcher through the administration of WTPSAI by lecturers from the institution selected for the study. Data collected were analysed using T-test to test the hypothesis. The study revealed that classroom and online mode of instruction for teaching and learning woodwork technology have significant effects on students’ psychomotor performance in Woodwork Technology. Furthermore, unlike the Classroom mode of instruction, Online Mode of Instruction appears to be more effective in terms of the acquisition of psychomotor skills. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended among others that Woodwork Technology lecturers and instructors should integrate online mode of instruction in the implementation of Woodwork Technology curriculum which will aid in the production of competent woodwork Technology graduates that will be useful to him/her self and to the society.