Heightening the interest and academic performance through vodcast media among fine and applied arts students in Ekiti state, Nigeria

The research focused on heightening the interest and Academic performance through Vodcast Media among Fine and Applied Arts students within Ekiti State, Nigeria. A pre-test post-test quasi-experimental design was utilized for this investigation. The study population comprised 723 students from fourteen public senior secondary institutions located in the Ado local government area of Ekiti State. A sample of 54 students was selected from this population employing a multistage sampling approach. The intervention instrument consisted of an adapted Vodcast Media and self-developed questions intended for the respondents. The instruments, namely the “Fine and Applied Arts Achievement Test (FAAT) and the Students’ Interest in Fine and Applied Arts Questionnaire (SIFAQ), underwent rigorous evaluation to affirm their face and content validity. Data analysis was conducted using descriptive statistics for the research questions, while the hypotheses were assessed via t-test at a significance level of 0.05. The findings revealed that students instructed through Vodcast Media exhibited a greater level of interest in Fine and Applied Arts compared to their counterparts taught through Practical Demonstration. Furthermore, it was established that students receiving instruction in Fine and Applied Arts via Vodcast Media achieved a higher statistically significant mean score difference than those educated through Practical Demonstration. It is recommended that the integration of Vodcast Media into classroom instruction should complement traditional Practical methods, given that learners demonstrated a favourable response to Vodcast lessons. Additionally, it is imperative to provide suitable training and ongoing professional development for both teachers and students concerning the use of digital educational technologies such as Vodcast Media in pedagogical practices. Furthermore, concerted efforts should be made by governmental bodies and educational administrators to supply essential resources, including internet access, reliable power supply, appropriate software, and modern computing equipment in schools, to enhance effective learning in the Fine and Applied Arts curriculum within the secondary education framework in Ekiti State, Nigeria.