A SURVEY OF FACTORS AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN DRAWING IN THREE SELECTED SCHOOLS IN ZARIA
A SURVEY OF FACTORS AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN DRAWING IN THREE SELECTED SCHOOLS IN ZARIA
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1988-09
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IBRAHIM, DORCAS
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Abstract
The thesis titled A survey of factors affecting the
performance of secondary school students in drawing in three
se1ected schools in Zaria by Dorcas Ibrahim:
The purpose of the study was to discover the effects of
attitudes, Teaching, and Age on student's performance in
drawing in secondary schools and to make recommendations for
improvement. It was assumed that the performance of students
in drawing was not satisfactory if
(a) Their attitude towards the subject is negative,
(b) Teaching methods are ineffective, especially if there
is a lack of materials.
(c) The age factor of students may affect their reactions
and performance in the subject.
Based on the assumptions above the following questions were
raised:
HOW DO THE ATTITUDES, TEACHER-MOTIVATIONAL TECHNIQUES, AND
AGE FACTORS AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN DRAWING?
The investigations involved gathering of information from
schools in Zaria. Three schools: Kufena College, Basawa
Teachers' College, and Zaria Teachers' College were examined
by stratified sampling method. Three methods were used in
collecting the data. The first was Questionnaire, the second
was interviews, and the third was the observational method.
The response to the questionnaires administered among
students in the three schools were analysed, the data derived
from interviews obtained information about teaching methods,
materials and problems of teaching drawing. In the analysis
of data Pearson's correlation and regression methods were
used to determine the relationships among the variables
measured.
The major findings of the study revealed that:
1. The students have positive attitudes towards drawing, that
is, they like and admire drawing.
2. The correlation between attitudes and age revealed that
there was a weak negative relationship between the two
factors. This indicated that the ages of students may be
affecting their attitudes towards drawing negatively. The
covariance however indicated that the extent of this was
very minute.
3- The correlation between attitudes and class of students
revealed a weak negative relationship. This implied that
the class of a student affected his attitudes negatively,
but the influence of this as indicated by the variance was
very negligible-
4. The results of the observation showed that a minority of
the students performs well in drawing while majority do
not.
5. The correlation between performance in drawing and age
revealed that this was a weak positive relationship. This
implied that the maturation of a student affects his
performance in drawing. The variance however showed that
the extent of the differences in performance influenced by
age was quite small.
6. The correlation between performance in drawing and age
revealed a strong positive relationship. This implied
that the amount of training received influenced performmance
in drawing. The variance shared among the two
factors revealed that the difference were quite
significant.
7. The correlation between performance and attitudes revealed
a strong negative relationship. This could be interpreted
to mean that the attitudes of students (found in the study
to predominantly positive), had a negative effect on the
low performance of students.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE AWARD OF MASTERS OF ART IN ART EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
SEPTEMBER, 1988
Keywords
A SURVEY,, FACTORS,, AFFECTING, PERFORMANCE,, SECONDARY SCHOOL,, STUDENTS,, ZARIA