International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science (IJRIAS) | Volume V, Issue V, May 2020 | ISSN 2454-6194

Learning Influence Factors on Building Technology in Colleges of Education in Nigeria

USMAN, Nathaniel Jibrin and BINNI, Danjuma Beji (Ph.D)
Department of Building Technology Education, Niger State College of Education, Minna, Nigeria

Abstract: – The study assessed learning influence factors on building technology in colleges of education in Nigeria. Two research questions were raised to guide the study and two hypotheses were formulated and tested at .5 level of significant. The research design used for this study was the descriptive survey research design. The study was carried out in Nigeria. The population of the study consisted of all the 246 building technology lecturers in colleges of education in Nigeria. The sample for the study consisted of 73 building technology lecturers, 31 from federal colleges of education and 42 from State colleges of education. Stratified random technique was used to select one each federal and State colleges of education from the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria to represent the population. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire. The instrument was content validated by three building technology experts, two from Federal University of Technology, Minna and one from Niger State college of education, Minna. Cronbach Alpha statistical technique was used to determine the reliability of the instrument and yielded .88 and .89 coefficients. The study employed the use of mean to answer the research questions and Z-test to test the null hypotheses. Findings revealed among others that, intelligence, learning style, students’ needs, interest, aptitude, attitude, motivation, mental health, inspiration to achieve learning and emotional condition of students were found to be learning influence factors associated to students on building technology in colleges of education in Nigeria. The study recommended that, lecturers should give attention to the identified learning influence factors associated to students and environment in order to promote learning of building technology in colleges of education in Nigeria.
Keywords: Colleges of Education, Building Technology, Learning &Influence Factors

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