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    Effect of Practice Based Inquiry (PBI) Cycle on Students’ Psychomotor Achievement and Interest in Welding and Fabrication Engineering Craft Practice in Kano State
    (19th Multi-Disciplinary Academic Conference, 2019) Muazu, M. Z.; Umar, Y. I.; Igwe, C. O.
    The study investigated the effect of practice based enquiry cycle on students’ psychomotor achievement and interest in welding and fabrication engineering craft practice in Kano State. The Study had four objectives, answered for research questions and tested for null hypothesis at 0.05 significant level. A quasi-experimental, the pre-test, post-test, non-experimental control group design was employed for the study. Three technical colleges in Kano State were used. The sample for the study consisted of 160 National Technical Certificate II (NTCII) Students from two intact classes. The classes were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The instrument used for the study was Welding and Fabrication Craft Practice Achievement Test (WFCPAT) and Welding and Fabrication Interest Inventory (WFII). Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) Formula was used for WFCPAT and Cronbach Alpha was used for WFII reliability coefficient of 0.88 and 0.80 respectively. Mean and Standard Deviation were used to answer research questions and ANCOVA was used to test hypotheses. The findings of this study showed that there was significant difference in the psychomotor achievement students taught welding and fabrication engineering craft practice using base enquiry cycle and those taught using demonstration method and there was no significant difference in the interest level of students thought welding and fabrication engineering craft practice using practice based enquiry cycle based on gender. The strategy therefore, was recommended to be used by the technical college teachers in the teaching of welding and fabrication engineering craft practice and metal work in general. Also, government should provide tools and equipment needed to teach the state-of –the –art of mental work in the technical colleges.
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    Improvement of Graduate Skills Acquisition through Collaboration with Industry for Sustainable Transformation in Nigeria
    (Journal of Nigerian Association of Teachers of Technology (JONATT), 2014) Igwe, C. O.; Saba, T. M.; Umar, Y. I.; Animal, A.
    The study explores strategies to improve graduate skills acquisition through University collaboration with industries for sustainable transformation in a developing economy. The study was carried out in North Central States of Nigeria. Two research question and two null hypotheses (Ho) were formulated to guide the study Survey research design was adopted for the study and total of 100 respondents consisting of 60 University academic staff and 40 industrial personnel constitute the population sampled from 3 Universities and 5 industries from the zone. Structured questionnaire was designed and validated by 5 experts, was used for data collection and analyses using mean, standard deviation and t-test statistics. The Ho was tested at 0.05 level of significance. Findings show a gap between industries and universities therefore, recommended among others a joint consultative forum in designing and implementation of curriculum for training industrial technology graduates and engaging/utilizing of research work of graduates in improving the industrial sector.