AUTOCAD APPLICATION ON STUDENTS PERFORMANCE IN TECHNICAL DRAWING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

Abstract

Effect of AutoCAD Application on Students in performance in
Technical Drawing for sustainable development in Nigeria. Two
research objectives, two research questions were raised and two
null hypotheses were formulated and tested in the study. A quasiexperimental design was used for this study. The population of the
study was 1,521 first-year senior secondary school students of the
nine senior secondary schools that have computer laboratories
and offering Technical Drawing. Ninety senior secondary students
from three selected schools in the three senatorial zones in Niger
State were used as the sample. Twenty multiple-choice questions
and two practical questions in the Technical Drawing
Achievement Test. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was
found to be 0.91 using Kudar-Richardson formula 2(K-R 21)
which shows that the test items are reliable. Mean, and the
standard deviation was used to answer the research questions and
Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the two null
hypotheses. Null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of
significance. The findings of the study revealed among others that,
there was a significant difference between the pre-test and posttest results in the objective test. Similarly, the study revealed that
there was a significant difference between the pre-test and posttest results of the practical test for Technical Drawing students.
Based on the findings it was recommended that Technical
Drawing teachers should be trained in the use of AutoCAD
Application in teaching Technical Drawing through workshops,
seminars, and induction courses to be organized by the Ministry
of Education.