Motivation of Children Interest at Primary School Level to Enhance the Study of Automobile Technology in Africa
Keywords:
Description of Education, Interest, Motivation and PerformanceAbstract
Technology is the power of development in every nation. Automobile technology has improved the economy of many nations. A nation can only acquire good technology when the citizen has a good educational foundation and background. Good educational background can only be achieved when children are taught from their elementary stage of life. To carry out this study three research questions were raised to guide the study, also three hypotheses were formulated to check for level of significant at 0.05 significance level. Questionnaire was the main instrument used for the collection of data; data collected were analyzed based on the research questions and hypotheses used in the study. Findings and recommendations were made to suggest how pre- vocational education at the primary school level can be implemented to enhance the study of Automobile technology in developing Countries in Africa.
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