Assessment of clothing and textile instructional methods in teaching senior secondary schools for skill acquisition in Delta State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study assessed the instructional methods used in teaching Clothing and Textile in teaching secondary schools for skill acquisition in Delta State, Nigeria. The study specifically examined the instructional methods used, the effectiveness of teaching methods employed and adequacy of the   Clothing and textiles teachers in the schools in Delta state. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population comprised all Clothing and Textile teachers and students in public secondary schools within the study area. Four local government areas comprising; Aniocha South, Ika South, Ethiope East and Ughelli North were selected, and 108 students were purposively selected.  A structured questionnaire was used as the main instrument for data collection. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation, while the hypothesis was tested using t-test at 0.05 level of significance.  Findings showed that lecture, demonstration, collaborative and individualized instructional methods are utilized, while inquiry, project, gamified and blended methods are not used. These influence students’ understanding, aids acquisition of skills, enhance students’ interests, improve level of skill mastery improve level of skill mastery and competency, among others, but lecture method alone limits skill acquisition. There is no enough trained clothing and textiles teachers in the schools, Also Clothing and textiles teachers are not professionally competent, while a teacher handles too many students during practical lessons. Collaborative method significantly differs in teaching clothing and textiles from lecture methods. The study concluded that practical methods are effective teaching of Clothing and textiles for skill mastery and acquisition. Recommendations were made that qualified teacher be engaged in teaching and in –service teacher training be encouraged in secondary schools.