Cognitive Apprenticeship Modelling Method and Technical College Students’ Academic Performance in Electronics Works in Akwa Ibom State

Abstract

This study sought to determine the effect of cognitive apprenticeship modelling method and 
technical college students’ academic performance in electronics works in Akwa Ibom State, 
Nigeria. A quasi-experimental pre-test post-test control design was adopted for the study. The 
population of the study was 98 senior technical two students in the six public technical colleges 
in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. A random sampling technique was used for selection of two 
technical colleges for the study. The sample size comprised 48 students from two intact classes. 
The instrument used for data collection was “Electronics Works Performance Test (EWPT)” 
Cognitive apprenticeship modelling lesson plans and that of the demonstration methods were 
developed by the researcher for the treatment of the experimental and the control groups. The 
research questions were analysed using mean and standard deviation while Analysis of 
Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The 
study, among other findings, shows that there is a significant difference between the mean of 
students’ scores in Electronics Works when exposed to Cognitive Apprenticeship Modelling 
method of teaching than in demonstration teaching method, with students in the modelling 
method class performing better than the students in demonstration class. It is recommended, 
among others, that the Electronics Works teachers should adopt the use of cognitive 
apprenticeship modelling method of teaching students in Electronics Works.