Abstract
This study was designed to determine the effect of constructivist instructional four-step
approach on the achievement and retention in pattern drafting by Nigeria Certificate in
Education Home Economics students in south-south zone, Nigeria. The study adopted a quasiexperimental research design which involved groups of students in their intact classes
assigned to experimental and control groups respectively. The population for the study was
333 year-one students of all the colleges of education in the six (6) states in south-south
Nigeria, out of which 118 students were purposely sampled and used for the study. Five
research questions and four null hypotheses, tested at 0.05 level of significance guided the
study. The instruments used for data collection were Pattern Drafting Cognitive Test (PDCT),
Pattern Drafting Psychomotor Test (PDPT). The instruments; PDCT, PDPT were validated to
ensure face and content validity. The instruments were trial-tested to determine the
psychometric indices, namely; internal consistency of the items and coefficient of stability.
The data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research
questions. Null hypothesis were tested using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) at 0.05 level of
significance. The study revealed that the constructivist instructional four-step approach was
more effective in improving students’ academic achievement and retention of learning.
Nwabah, Nkeiruka Iwebunakite, Igbo Chinyere Anne. (2014) Effect Of Constructivist Instrumental Four-Step Approach On The Achievement And Retention In Pattern Drafting By Nigerian Certificate In Education Home Economics Students In South-South Zone, Nigeria, Research Journal of Pakistan Home Economics Association, Volume-8, Issue-1.
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