INFLUENCE OF EPILEPTIC POWER SUPPLY ON THE EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF BASIC TECHNOLOGY IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

ABSTRACT

The study assessed the influence of epileptic power supply on the effective teaching and learning of basic technology in junior secondary schools in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. Four research questions were raised to guide the study and two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance for the study. The sample of the study was 35 basic technology teachers and 334 JSS III basic technology students in fifteen public junior secondary schools out of the 2546 students using multistage sampling technique. The descriptive survey research design was used for this study. The instrument used was validated by three experts. Test retest method was used and the reliability of the instrument computed using Pearson product moment correlation coefficient which yielded a correlation coefficient of 0.86 for teachers and 0.77 for the students. Questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation. The t-test was used to test the hypotheses. From the results of the analysis, it was concluded that epileptic power supply influences workshop practice, theory class lesson, use of electronic instructional facilities and information & communication tools to a high extent in the teaching and learning of basic technology in junior secondary schools. The two categories of respondents (teachers and students) did not differ significantly in their rating on the influence of epileptic powers supply in teaching and learning of basic technology based on gender in Junior Secondary Schools in Edo State hence the null hypotheses acceptance. Consequently, it was recommended that government should improve on power generation, transmission and distribution to schools so as give the students solid foundation in technological based courses. Non-government organizations, corporates entities and spirited individuals should provide alternative source power to secondary schools such as inverters and solar panels. Furthermore, government should reintroduce subventions to secondary schools for improve expenditure in the area of electricity for practical courses. Finally, recommendations were made for further studies such as influence of Epileptic power supply on Students Academic Performance.