EFFECT OF COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN ON STUDENTS 'ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF METAL WORK TECHNOLOGY IN EDO STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGES

Abstract

This study aims at determining the effect of Computer Aided Design on Students Academic Achievement of Metal Work Technology in Edo State Technical Colleges. The population of the study consists of seventy (70) students of metal work technology in Technical Colleges in Edo State. Quasi pre-test, post-test group design was used for the study. Metal work technology Achievement Test (MWTAT) containing a total of 50 multiple choice questions formed the instrument of the study. Means and standard deviations were used to answer the research questions while t-test was used to test the null hypothesis at 0.05 level of  significance. The result of the data analysis showed that there was a significant difference between the mean achievement scores of students taught MWT using conventional method( X = 22.79) and those taught using CAD method ( X = 73.18) of teaching. Pre-Test and Post Test Mean Academic Achievement Scores of Male (X = 84.34) and Female ( X=15.06) Metalwork Students Taught metal operation and layout Using CAD. The results show that there is a difference between the mean achievement scores of male and female students when exposed to experimental condition in favour of the male students in technical colleges in Edo state. The analysis also returned (t= 7.75) to reject the hull hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The study recommended among others that the use of CAD method of teaching should be adopted by technical teachers to improve the academic performance of metalwork technology students in Edo State.