TECHNIQUES OF ENCOURAGING SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ INTEREST IN TECHNICAL DRAWING
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Education is an important tool used to improve society through various training programs offered at various levels of institutions. This type of education is intended to prepare its graduates to be better citizens capable of making significant contributions to society. The goals of education, according to the Federal Republic of Nigeria (FRN) (2013), are to enable individuals to live in and contribute meaningfully to society by developing relevant skills, mental, physical, and social talents and competences. Students’ performance in examinations administered by various examination bodies determines the extent to which these objectives are met. In recent years, reports on secondary school and technical college students’ performance in external examinations administered by these bodies have not been encouraging. Given the rate, Aworanti (2013) claims that
If secondary school students perform poorly in scientific and technical topics, particularly technical drawings in external examinations, the goals of technical education may not be met.
Technical drawing is a technical education discipline taught as a subject/module at various levels of the Nigerian educational system, including secondary schools and postsecondary institutions. Technical drawing is a senior secondary school (SSS1-SSS3) subject designed with curriculum objectives for senior secondary school students to encourage a pre-vocational outlook in technology. It is also a medium of communication among technologists, engineers, architects, and others, and is widely used in many fields and professions. The course discusses how humans can help plan and develop our society’s infrastructure. However, in the context of technical education, technical drawing has gained popularity.
It is widely regarded as a highly significant scientific topic, and its significance in any nation’s scientific and technological progress has been extensively documented.
Technical drawing is a topic covered in the majority of science and technology courses in senior secondary schools, emphasizing the importance of effectively teaching technical drawing in our institutions. In the teaching and learning of technical drawing, a systematic integration of a variety of instructional methods has been used, and various methods are used to improve learning and increase the level of high performance of students’ academic achievement and productivity, as well as the methodology used in teaching technical drawing in schools.
Various techniques are used to instruct students, including the lecture method, questioning method discussion, play-way method, problem posing method, demonstration method, field trip/excursion method, dramatization method, and others. Successful teaching, according to Ezeji (2008), necessitates a high level of inventiveness in assessing, synthesizing, and presenting knowledge in novel and effective ways. Different disciplines use different methods of communicating knowledge to students, and these are the factors that should be considered during the teaching and learning process. Students struggle with technical drawing because it requires psychomotor abilities (FRN, 2009). In technical drawing, psychomotor skills include actions that require finger and hand movement synchronization as a result of cognitive planning. Activities include handling pencils, manipulating drawing equipment, sliding the T-square, setsquares, ruler, and appropriate eraser use. The issue of students’ poor academic performance in technical drawing has been raised.
The method by which teachers teach the subject. According to Osinen and Nwoji (2016), instructors face difficulties in implementing new technologies and staying current with teaching techniques for a variety of vocational courses. The effectiveness of any technical education curriculum, however, is dependent on the quality of teachers and their ability to handle, operate, and use tools and equipment available for student instruction (Olaitan 2021).
1.2 THE PROBLEM’S STATEMENT
The increasing impact of vocational subjects on people’s lives has characterized today’s technological world. It is clear that technical drawing education appears to be inadequate in relation to society’s changing demands. A shortage of qualified teachers to teach technical drawing, as well as the high cost of instructional materials, had As a result of students’ lack of interest and attitude toward the subject, there is a low enrollment in technical drawing. As observed by Sunday and Louis (2020), technological advancement has had a positive impact on all aspects of human life and the economy. Technology has made work easier and more efficient. In the educational sector, for example, technology is used for information generation, storage, and retrieval in the areas of teaching and learning. However, many workers, including teachers, appear to lack the knowledge and skills required to use new technology and methods in their daily work routine. Ginika (2022) observed that technical Drawing teachers continue to use one or a combination of two or more traditional teaching methods.
They must deliver their lessons. This teaching method does not appear to encourage student involvement in the teaching learning process. As a result, students are unlikely to have mastered the subject. This could have led to poor academic performance in technical drawing over time. As a result, the researcher seeks to investigate techniques for increasing secondary school students’ interest in technical drawing.
1.3THE STUDY’S OBJECTIVES
The overarching goal of this research is to look into techniques for piqueing secondary school students’ interest in technical drawing.
The study specifically seeks to:
i. Determine whether the use of necessary drawing instruments will increase the learner’s interest in technical drawing.
ii. Determine whether improved teaching methods and teaching experience increase student interest in technical drawing.
iii. To ascertain
whether parental involvement in drawing projects and assignments encourages student interest in technical drawing.
iv. To determine whether teacher retraining and improved teacher competence increase student interest in technical drawing.
1.4 QUESTIONS FOR RESEARCH
i. Will the use of necessary drawing instruments increase the learner’s interest in technical drawing?
ii. Do better teaching methods and teaching experience increase student interest in technical drawing?
iii. Does parental involvement in drawing projects and assignments encourage student interest in technical drawing?
iv. Does teacher retraining and improved teacher competence increase student interest in technical drawing?
1.5IMPORTANCE OF THE STUDY
Nigeria’s aspiration in recent years has been technological advancement and self-sufficiency in the economy. The importance of vocational subjects cannot be overstated for any of the reasons stated above.
They are the bedrock or foundation upon which the preceding goal can be built and consistently achieved. This survey is being conducted because it is believed that students’ interest and attitude toward technical drawing is very low. It is expected that the findings of this study will increase students’ interest in technical drawing. It will assist teachers of technical drawing in developing the proper attitude toward their students and subject. Also, assist parents in encouraging their children to offer technical subjects.
1.6 STUDY OBJECTIVES
The study’s goal was to increase students’ interest in technical drawing in Senior Secondary School in Ilorin South Local Government Area, Kwara State.
1.7 THE STUDY’S LIMITATIONS
The researchers, like any other human endeavor, While conducting the research, we encountered some minor constraints. The significant constraint was the scarcity of literature on the subject because it is a new discourse, so the researcher incurred more financial expenses and spent more time sourcing for relevant materials, literature, or information and in the data collection process, which is why the researcher resorted to a limited sample size covering only Senior Secondary Schools in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State. As a result, the findings of this study cannot be generalized to other secondary schools in other Nigerian states. Furthermore, the researcher’s involvement in this study while also working on other academic projects will impede maximum dedication to the research. Nonetheless, despite the limitation encountered during
All factors in the research were minimized in order to provide the best results and make the research successful.
1.8 TERM DEFINITION
Vocational subject: This is a subject that could lead to the acquisition of a skill.
Teaching strategies are defined as a plan designed to achieve the art of effective teaching.
Apprenticeship: It refers to people who are learning how to do things.
Attitude: A learned proclivity to react consistently in a given way, either positively or negatively, to a specific person’s object or concept.
Achievement: What a person has accomplished successfully, particularly through his own effort and skill.
Enhance: To increase or improve a student’s good quality or value in a technical subject.
Interest: The feelings you have when you want something. to be aware of or learn more about something.
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