EFFECTS OF DEMONSTRATION AND LECTURE METHODS OF TEACHING APICULTURE ON PERFORMANCE OF AGRIC STUDENTS IN ADAMAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, NIGERIA

A study was conducted using two (2) sets of 400 levels students to determine the effects of a combined demonstration and lecture methods of teaching apiculture on one hand, and lecture method on another, on performance of learners in the Faculty of Agriculture, Adamawa State University (ADSU), Mubi, Nigeria. Data were collected by observation of students’ scores, and personal verification of records/files to obtain information on age, gender and qualification at admission of both sets of students, whereas cost of instructional materials were determined through the Departmental Store Invoice (DSI). Descriptive statistics, computed cost components and correlation analyses were employed in the analyses of the data. Results revealed that while majority (52.00%) of the Conventional Students (CS) fell within the age range of 20-25 years, a larger proportion of the Sasakawa Students (SS) were within 31-35 years. Gender-wise, males accounted for the bulk of the students with 68.00% and 78.26% for CS and SS, respectively. In spite of the fact that Lecture Method (LM) had lower cost implication, it was found to be more efficient as a method of instruction among the students than a combined Demonstration and Lecture Methods (DLM). The male students slightly (0.456) performed better than their female (0.246) counterparts, with both coefficients significant at P<0.05. Its concluded that the application of LM of instruction was slightly more efficient than a combined DLM among the agriculture students of ADSU. Also, the male students were found to perform slightly better than the females. While the DLM could be more appropriate at primary and secondary schools, the LM is being recommended at tertiary level based on the findings of this study.