Abstract
The major purpose of the study was to evolve content items of self-
instructional manual for learning interior and exterior decoration within
Home Economics programme of College of Education in Nigeria.
Specifically, the study determined cognitive, affective and psychomotor
contents necessary for the development of the self-instructional manual.
Area of the study was South East Nigeria. Population was 77 Home
Economics lecturers in Colleges of Education and 130 interior and exterior
decoration entrepreneurs in South East Nigeria. There was no sampling
because the population was small. Questionnaire was used for data
collection. Mean and t-test were used for data analysis. The major findings
are 10 components of cognitive content, namely; colure scheme and
harmony, feasibility study, principles of design, guide lines for fabric
selection, among others. Other findings are 15 components affective
content which include: appreciation, honest, patience, and creativity.
There are also 20 components psychomotor content, namely, carry out
feasibility study, choose appropriate fabric for decoration, plan decoration
design and care of decoration fabrics, and others. Five recommendations
were made, including that the content identified be utilized in teaching
and learning interior and exterior decoration in NCE Home Economics
Programme.