Effect of 3D Computer Animation and Computer Tutorial Teaching Techniques on Technical College Students' Interest in Working as Motor Vehicle Mechanics

Abstract

The study looked into the impacts of computer tutorial teaching techniques and three-dimensional (3D) computer animation on the interest of students in Delta State, Nigeria's technical colleges in Motor Vehicle Mechanics Work (MVMW). A quasi-experimental research design was adopted, guided by two hypotheses and two research questions. The population comprised of 157 final-year (Vocational III) technical college students offering MVMW, all of whom were purposively selected and grouped into two intact classes (A and B). Data were gathered with the Motor Vehicle Mechanics Work Interest Inventory Test (MVMWIIT), which three experts from Nigerian universities in the field of Technical Education verified. The instrument's dependability was determined utilizing the Cronbach alpha method, yielding a coefficient of 0.70. Results showed a notable variation in students’ interest mean scores between those instruced utilizing computer tutorials and those instructed using 3D computer animation, indicating the effectiveness of the teaching methods. Nevertheless, there exists no discernible disparity between the interest levels among male and female students that received the two instructional techniques. Based on these findings, the study suggestrs the integration of 3D computer animation and computer tutorial methods into the MVMW curriculum to enhance students’ interest in technical colleges across Delta State and Nigeria.