Abstract
The study determined prerequisites for developing individualized
instruction for teaching textile crafts to Home Economics students in college
of education Akwanga, Nasarawa State. The study answered four research
questions and tested two null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The
design of the study was survey. The population was 120 comprising of 11
Home economics lecturers, 10 Fine and Applied Arts lecturers and 99 Home
economics students. Questionnaire was used for the collection of data. It
was subjected to face validation by five Home economics experts. Cronbach
Alpha statistics was used to determine the internal consistency of the
instrument which yielded reliability coefficient of 0.90. ANOVA was used
for data analysis. Findings included; 10 objectives of knotting textiles crafts,
11 material resources, 11 step by step procedures to follow and 9 evaluation
activities for assessing students performance on knotting textile crafts.
Recommendations among others include; Home Economics lecturers
should adopt the use of individualized instruction for teaching textile crafts
to Home economics students in college of Education Akwanga, Nasarawa
state. The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) should
adopt the use of individualized instruction in all practical courses in
Colleges of education in the country.