An Evaluation Of The National Board For Technical Education (N.B.T.E.) Polytechnic Mathematics Curriculum Using Stake's Transactional Model

📄 Project Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the current N.B.T.E Polytechnic mathematics curriculum. The evaluation was undertaken with respect to the extent to which the curriculum objectives are attainable and the relevance of the curriculum objectives to current and future needs of students. A modified version of the Stake's transactional model of evaluation using a combination of the responsive and institutional self-study approaches was the research design adopted for this study. 56 mathematics lecturers and 158 engineering courses/subjects lecturers randomly selected from four Nigerian polytechnics in four different geo-political zones provided the data used in answering the six research questions and testing of the four research hypotheses. The instrument used was the Polytechnic Mathematics Curriculum Evaluation Instrument (PMCEI). This instrument comprises four sections with the first two sections being questionnaires and the last two being checklists for the assessment of t...