DEVELOPMENT OF INSTRUCTIONAL MANUAL FOR TEACHING CROCHET HOUSEHOLD CRAFTS IN TERTIARY INSTITUTION IN ABIA STATE

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to develop an Instructional Manual for teaching Crochet household crafts in tertiary institutions in Abia State, Nigeria. Four research questions guided the study and four hypotheses were tested. The study adopted Research and development (R and D) method modified from ten to four stages. The first stage is Needs Assessment questionnaire structured to make use of 4 – point rating scale. The study area was tertiary institutions in Abia State. Eighteen (18) lecturers formed the population for the study. Qualitative and quantitative data obtained from the study were analyzed statistically using means and standard deviation while the hypotheses were tested using T- Test. The study shows that no statistically significant difference exists between the challenges encountered in teaching of crafts in tertiary institutions in Abia State, hence the need for an improvement. The result also indicated that based on lecturers’ opinion, all the contents of the instructional manual developed will help in improving the teaching of crochet crafts. All the null hypotheses were accepted, meaning that there is no statistically significant difference between the mean responses of Home Economics lecturers in both institutions. The study also developed an instructional manual for teaching crochet household crafts.