Effect of Podcast and Demonstration Method on General Woodwork Students Learning Outcome in Technical Colleges in North-Central, Nigeria

The study determined the effects of podcast and demonstration methods on students learning outcomes in general woodwork in technical colleges in North-central Nigeria. The study adopted a quasi-experiment research design was used in this study. The study was conducted in the North-central geo-political zone of Nigeria with the total population of 1013 students. A two-stage simple random sampling technique and purposive sampling technique was used in the study. In the first stage, the simple random sampling technique was used to select 12 technical colleges from the list of 29 in the geo-political zone which gives the total sample size of 430 students. Two instruments were used in this study and they are: Woodwork Achievement and Retention Tests (GWWART) and General Woodwork Interest Inventory Test (WWIIT). The instruments for collection of data for the study and the lesson plans were validated by three experts from the Department of Industrial and Technology Education, Federal University of Technology Minna. Data were collected and analysed as follows: Mean and Standard deviation was used to answer all the research questions while hypotheses formulated for the study and was tested using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) at p<0.05 level of significance. Findings from the study revealed that Podcast and demonstration method are effective in improving students’ achievement in GWW but demonstration method is more effective on students’ achievement in GWW than podcast method, there was an effect of interest on the achievement of students taught GWW with podcast and demonstration method but demonstration method was more effective than podcast and podcast and demonstration method are effective in improving students’ academic retention in GWW but demonstration method is more effective on students’ academic retention in GWW than podcast method. Based on the findings from the study, it was recommended among others that, General woodwork teachers should adopt demonstration method to teach students at technical colleges to enhance student’s academic achievements and retention in GWW and regular workshop and seminar should be organized for GWW teachers by Federal and State Ministries of Education on the needs for the teachers to use demonstration method

Podcast, Demonstration Methods, Students learning outcomes, General Woodwork, Technical colleges, Achievement and Retention

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