CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION

YAHYA, Saheed Olalekan (Ph. D.); GARUBA, Ismaila Ayinde; IBRAHIM, Taye (Ph. D.) & IDRIS, Baba

Abstract

This study investigated Academic Achievement in entrepreneurship in Vocational and Technical Education and Educational Technology Practice among students of Kwara State college of Education (Technical), Lafiagi.The study investigated students’ general achievement in EDU 212 and VTE 220, determined the relationship between students’ achievement in EDU 212 and VTE 220 based on gender and examined relationship between students’ achievement in EDU 212 and VTE 220 based on course of study.The population of the study consists of all 200 level Vocational and Technical Education students ofKwara State College of Education (T), Lafiagi.Frequency counts and Percentages was used to answer research question 1 while Mean Score, Standard Deviation and Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to answer research questions 2 and 3 in the study.The findings of the study indicated that students’ general achievement in EDU 212 and VTE 220 is low with 51.33% of the students scoring between letter grade D to F, significant relationship exist between students’ achievement in EDU 212 and VTE 220 based on gender and no significant relationship exist between students’ achievement in EDU 212 and VTE 220 based on course of sturdy. The study however concluded that the objectives of EDU 212 and VTE 220 have not been achieved as highlighted NCCE green book for NCE programme. It was then recommended among others that students should be more committed to their study for improved academic achievement.