Development of Training Manual in Turkey Production for Lecturers in Colleges of Education in North-East, Nigeria

Abstract

The study was on development of Training manual in Turkey Production for Lecturers in Colleges of Education in North-East, Nigeria. Three specific objectives guided the study while three research questions were answered and three corresponding null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted instrumentation research design and was conducted in North-East, Nigeria. The population for the study was 454 and the sample size for the study was 213, which was determined using Taro Yamane formula. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire titled: Development of Training Modules in Turkey Production Questionnaire (DTMTPQ) with 45 structured items statement. The instrument was validated by five experts. The validated instrument was trial-tested on 30 respondents in Benue State in North-central, Nigeria. The score obtained was subjected to reliability test using Cronbach Alpha method, which yielded reliability coefficient of 0.93. The researcher administered 213 copies of the questionnaire and retrieved all of them for analysis. Data collected was analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answered research questions and t-test statistics to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that eight instructional methods are suitable, twenty-nine instructional materials/facilities were necessary and all the eight evaluation techniques were appropriate for turkey production manual. The study further revealed that there is no significant difference in the mean ratings of the responses of the respondents on suitability of instructional methods and instructional materials/facilities necessary for turkey production. There was however, statistical significant difference in the mean ratings of the respondents on appropriateness of the evaluation techniques. It was recommended among other that: The developed manual should be made available to Agricultural Education Lecturers by school administrators for utilization in teaching and learning of turkey production.