THE EFFECT OF THE TIME OF DAY OF LEARNING SHORTHAND ON STUDENTS' PERFORMANCE IN AKWA IBOM STATE POLYTECHNIC
THE EFFECT OF THE TIME OF DAY OF LEARNING SHORTHAND ON STUDENTS' PERFORMANCE IN AKWA IBOM STATE POLYTECHNIC
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1996
Authors
AKPAN, EZEKIEL OKON
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Abstract
Teaching and learning of Shorthand pose problems to both
teachers and students in the school system. Good performance
in the subject is usually rare. It appears that out of the
numerous problems encouraged in teaching and learning the
subject, varied teaching periods seem to be too pronounced.
It was therefore thought necessary to determine empirically
their effects on Students' performance in the subject. The
study was then undertaken with the following purposes in mind:
(1) to determine whether there are differences in performances
in Shorthand Speed Writing and Transcription of two groups of
students exposed to two different teaching periods; (2) to
determine the difference in Shorthand Theory performances
between the two groups so exposed; and (3) to determine the
relationship between Understanding Theory and Speed Writing in
Shorthand learning. Eighty 1994/95 first-year Ordinary
National Diploma students of Secretarial Studies from Akwa
Ibom State, formed the population for this study. The sample
for the study was the 80 students since the population was not
too larage.
An experimental study was carried out in three weeks'
internal and was spread over fifteen weeks. Analysis of
Variance, Pearson's Product Correlation, t-test and Mean were
the statistical instruments used for analysis of data. The
results showed that: (1) Morning periods were more conducive
than afternoon periods for learning and teaching Shorthand;
(2) Morning and Afternoon students performed better in Theory-
Tests than Speed Tests; and (3) Morning students performed
better than afternoon students both in Speed and Theory Tests.
Based on these findings, it was concluded that morning
periods are more conducive than the afternoon periods for the
learning and teaching of Shorthand. Based on the findings and
conclusions drawn, it was recommended that:
Teachers and students alike should be made by school
authorities to make good use of the morning periods in
learning and teaching Shorthand. This should be done by
reflecting the subject for the morning periods in the school
on departmental time-table.
Teachers should look into the causes of students' poor
performance in Shorthand Speed Tests, and also design
appropriate teaching strategies to get rid of such causes.
There is need to find out other causes apart from
conducive period for students' good performance in Theory
Tests in order to improve upon the students' level of
performance and the teachers' teaching inputs
Description
A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, AHMADU
BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Ph.D)
DEGREE IN BUSINESS EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY
ZARIA
1996
Keywords
DAY,, LEARNING,, SHORTHAND,, STUDENTS',, PERFORMANCE,, STATE POLYTECHNIC