AN INVESTIGATION OF FACTORS THAT INFLUENCES STUDENTS ATTITUDE TO WARDS THE STUDY OF INTRODUCTORY TECHNOLOGY IN EDO STATE

The study is designed to investigate the factors that influence students’ attitude towards the study of Introductory Technology in Oredo Local government Areas of Edo State. The survey research method was adopted for the study samples were carefully selected through the use of simple random sampling techniques. The sample for the study consisted of 200 Junior Secondary School Student from 10 schools in Oredo Local Government areas of Edo State. The research instrument is a questionnaire which was used for data collection. Data collected was analyzed using the mean and standard deviation. Findings from the study revealed that students have negative attitude towards introductory technology that there are no enough qualified technical teachers as well as no functional workshops. Based on the finding of the study, it was recommended that more qualified technical teachers be employed and functional workshops provided. Finally, more career guidance counsellors be employed to impact the appropriate attitude on students through lectures, seminar symposia and debates.