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Effects of Active Learning Strategy Approach on Students’ Academic Achievement and Interest in Woodwork Technology in Niger State Technical Colleges

2026-05-24T16:14:10Z

Title: Effects of Active Learning Strategy Approach on Students’ Academic Achievement and Interest in Woodwork Technology in Niger State Technical Colleges Authors: Mohammed, Bala Maik; Musa, Stephen; Udu, Nehemiah; Kareem, Wahab Bamidele Abstract: The study investigated the effect of active learning strategy approach on students’ academic achievement and interest in Woodwork Technology in Technical Colleges in Niger State. Two research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the investigation. A quasi-experimental design involving a non-equivalent pretest and posttest group structure was adopted for the study. The population of the study consisted of 65 TC II students offering Woodwork Technology across all Technical Colleges in Niger State. A simple random sampling technique was used to assign two colleges to Experimental Group I and the remaining two colleges to Experimental Group II. The instruments used for data collection were the Woodwork Technology Achievement Test (WTAT) and Woodwork Technology Interest Inventory (WTII). These instruments were validated by three experts from the Department of Industrial and Technology Education, Federal University of Technology, Minna. Reliability coefficients were established using appropriate statistical methods: KR-20 yielded 0.79 for WTAT, while Cronbach Alpha produced 0.86 for WTII, indicating acceptable internal consistency. The intervention lasted for eight weeks, during which five selected topics in Woodwork Technology were taught. A pretest was administered in the first week before the commencement of treatment for both groups. Data collected were analyzed using SPSS version 26. Research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation, while the hypotheses were tested using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) at 0.05 level of significance. Findings from the study revealed that both active learning strategy and conventional lecture methods improved students’ academic achievement in Woodwork Technology; however, active learning strategy proved to be more effective, recording a higher mean gain of 38.92. The study further indicated that active learning strategy positively influenced students’ interest in Woodwork Technology. Based on these findings, it was recommended that Woodwork Technology teachers in Technical Colleges should adopt active learning strategy to enhance students’ academic achievement and interest in the subject. In addition, the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) should integrate active learning strategy approaches into the Woodwork Technology curriculum to improve instructional effectiveness in technical education. Description: Journal article on research conducted

Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Helminthes of Sheep and Goats in Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State, North Central, Nigeria.

2026-05-24T13:44:13Z

Title: Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Helminthes of Sheep and Goats in Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State, North Central, Nigeria. Authors: Adamu AY, Amuga GA, Ombugadu RJ Adamu FN and Adamu F Abstract: A cross sectional study was carried out to determine the prevalence of Gastrointestinal Helminthes of Small Ruminants in Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State, Nigeria. A total of 400 faecal samples were collected from 194 Sheep and 206 goats and analyzed using centrifugal floatation and formol ether concentration technique. An overall prevalence of 48% was recorded. Goats (51.94) were more infected than Sheep (43.81%) and the difference was insignificant (P>0.05). Sheep had the highest parasitic load of 100 and 1300 epg than Goats. Seven gastrointestinal helminthes were identified in the study namely: Strongyle spp (12.5%), Toxocara spp (12.75%), Strongyloides spp (14.75%), Taenia spp (4.25%), Monieza spp (2.25%), Fasciola spp (0.5%) and Schistosoma spp (1.25%) with Strongyloides spp having the highest prevalence (14.75%) while Fasciola spp (0.5%) had the least prevalence. The study shows that female (48.74%) and adult sheep (45.07%) were more infected than male (36%) and young sheep (40.38%) and the difference was nonsignificant (P>0.05). Yankasa (60.97%) and non-pregnant Sheep (64.06%) were more infected than uda (26.63%) and pregnant Sheep (22.22%) and the difference was significant (P<0.05). Male (56.52%), Young (52.86%), Sokoto red (56.14%) and non-pregnant Goats (50.72%) were more infected than female (48.25%), adult (51.47%), Sahel (46.74%) and lactating goats (42.31%) and the difference was non-significant (P>0.05). The study revealed that Sheep and Goats in the study area are infected with various gastrointestinal helminthes hence the need for a targeted control effort.

Farm management practices associated with gastrointestinal nematodes of small ruminants in Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State, Nigeria

2026-05-24T12:56:59Z

Title: Farm management practices associated with gastrointestinal nematodes of small ruminants in Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State, Nigeria Authors: Adamu AY, Amuga GA and Ombugadu RJ Abstract: The study was carried out to determine the influence of farm management practices on the prevalence of Gastrointestinal Nematodes (GIN) of small ruminants in Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State Nigeria using centrifugal floatation technique and Questionnaire survey. Out of 700 samples examined, an overall prevalence of 29.00% was recorded with Goats having the highest prevalence (29.64%) as compared to Sheep (28.32%) and the difference was not statistically significant (P>0.05). Farmers that attended only primary (80.88%) and no formal education (61.54%) had ruminants that were more infected than secondary (31.25%) and tertiary education (5.26%) farmers and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Farmers who did not deworm (37.92%) had the highest frequency of GIN among the ruminants than those who practiced deworming (22.39%) and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Farmers who clean weekly (42.33%) had ruminants that were more infected than those who clean daily (19.0%) and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Farmers who use well (39.41) had ruminants that are more infected than those using borehole (24.51%) and river (17.86%) as their source of water for the small ruminants and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Farmers who had regular veterinary supervision (13.82) had ruminants that were less infected than those with irregular veterinary supervision (43.33%) and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Results of this study shows that farm management practices greatly affect the prevalence of GIN in small ruminants. Hence improvement in the management practices, education of farmers on the use of anthelmintics and the importance of veterinary supervision will help prevent and control the transmission of GIN.

Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Parasites of Cattle in Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State, North Central, Nigeria.

2026-05-24T12:36:05Z

Title: Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Parasites of Cattle in Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State, North Central, Nigeria. Authors: Adamu AY, Adamu FN, Faisal A, Abdulganiyu K, Lawal S and Adamu F Abstract: A cross-sectional study was carried out from August 2024 to February 2025 to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites of cattle in Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State, Nigeria. A total of 384 faecal samples were collected from cattle and analyzed using centrifugal floatation and sedimentation technique. An overall prevalence of 63.28% was recorded with an epg/opg range of 100-900. Six (6) gastrointestinal parasites were detected namely, Ascaris lumbricoides (12.76), Toxocara spp (16.15%) Strongyle spp (17.19%), Schistosoma spp (5.21%), Monieza spp (7.81%) and Entamoeba spp (4.17%). Among the parasites detected, Strongyle spp had the highest prevalence (17.19%) while Entamoeba spp had the least prevalence of 4.17%. The study revealed that females (70.95%), Older cattle (70.11%), white fulani breeds (66.34%), pregnant females (82.50%) and wet season (90.75%) recorded the highest prevalence as compared to males (54.02%), young cattle (46.59%), red bororo breeds (51.85%), non-pregnant females (58.93%) and dry season (41.52%). There was a statistically significant difference (P<0.05) in the prevalence of infection between the sex, age, breeds, physiological status of the cattle and season. The findings of this study revealed that cattle are infected with different gastrointestinal parasites in the study area, hence a targeted control effort should be adopted to reduce the burden of gastrointestinal parasites of cattle in the study area.