EFFECT OF MASTERY LEARNING TEACHING METHOD ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND ATTITUDE IN RADIO, TELEVISIONAND ELECTRONIC WORKS IN TECHNICAL COLLEGESIN IMO STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study investigated the Effect of Mastery Learning Teaching Method (MLTM) on students’ academic achievement and attitude in Radio Television and Electronic Works (RTVEW). A total of 67 RTVEW Year II students from four technical colleges in Imo State were used for the study. Two hypotheses were formulated and tested respectively. The study was a pre-test post-test control group design. Students in the experimental groups were exposed to MLTM while those in the control groups were exposed to the Chalk Talk Teaching Method (CTTM). The instruments used in the study were Radio Television and Electronics Works Achievement Test (RTVEAT) to measure students' achievement and Radio Television and Electronics Works Questionnaire (RTVEQ), a questionnaire on 4- point scale was used to measure students’ attitude towards RTVEW. The instrument were pilot tested; r value for RTVEAT = 0.78 using split half method and r = 0.86 for questionnaire using Cronbach Alpha. Pearson Correlation and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used in analyzing the data. The result showed that students exposed to MLTM performed better than those taught using CTTM. Also students with positive attitudes towards RTVEW performed better than those with negative attitudes towards RTVEW. Consequently, it is recommended that MLTM should be encouraged in technical colleges for improved students’ achievement and positive attitude towards RTVEW.