EFFECT OF PROJECT-BASED LEARNING ON STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE WORKS IN TECHNICAL COLLEGES IN EDO STATE

Abstract

The study examined the effect of project-based on students’ performance in Electrical Installation and Maintenance Works in Edo state technical colleges. Two hypotheses were formulated and tested at .05 level of significance in this study. The study adopted a quasi-experimental research design precisely the pretest and posttest non-equivalent control group design. The population of the study comprised all the 189 Vocational II students’ offering Electrical Wiring in the six technical colleges of Edo State. Two intact classes were used which was made up of 64 students from two technical colleges in the three senatorial district of Edo State. The instrument for data collection in this study was titled: Electrical Installation and Maintenance Works Achievement Test (EIMWAT). The data collected were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, t-test   and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research question while the hypotheses were analyzed and tested at .05 level of significance. The result shows that difference existed between the pretest and posttest mean score of students taught Industrial Electrical Wiring using Project-Based and Conventional Teaching Method. Finally, there was no significant interaction effect of treatments given to students based on gender in technical colleges in Edo State. Based on these findings, the researcher concluded that Project-Based and conventional teaching Method promotes academic gain, creates healthy competition and good teamwork among students. Sequel to these findings, the researcher therefore recommends that Project-Based should be adopted as instructional techniques for teaching and learning of Industrial Electrical Wiring in technical colleges in Edo State.