EFFECT OF LOCAL RESOURCES ON STUDENTS' ACHIEVEMENT AND INTEREST IN CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ARTS, IN NSUKKA, ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA

📄 Project Abstract

This study sought to determine the effect of the local resources on students' achievement and interest in Cultural and Creative Arts (CCA). It also investigated the influence of gender and location on achievement and interest in CCA when local resources are used. The two types of instructional materials used are local resources for the experimental group while commercial materials for the control group. The study employed a quasi experimental 2 x 2 x 2 factorial research design, involving four intact groups. Specifically the pretest, posttest non-equivalent control group design was adopted. Ninety-Eight (98) Junior Secondary School two (JSS 11) students randomly drawn from four schools in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria, served as the subjects for the study. The subjects in each of the four groups were tested before and after treatment on their achievement and interest in the units of Cultural and Creative Arts taught during the study. Ten research questions and te...