University of Research Compendium

Field of Research Graphic and multimedia Design Researcher’s Interest Multimedia Design Research Title(s) a. An Examination of Learning Style Preferences among Undergraduate Basic Design Students of , Zaria.

b. Applying Gagne’s Nine Events in Designing a Multimedia Programme for Teaching Elements and Principles of Design in Secondary Schools.

c. The Effectiveness of Computer in Decision Making in Ahmadu Bello Printing Press Limited.

Researcher’s Name a. Jonah Baba, Zirra Bonaventure and Peter Sale (Lead Researcher b. Jonah Baba, Peter Sale and Zirra Bonaventure First) c. Baba Jonah, Gwari, W. Bako, and Sale Peter

Researcher’s a. Jonah Baba: Department of Visual and Performing Arts, Faculty of Address(es) Arts, University of Maiduguri, . Zirra Bonaventure: Department of Visual and Performing Arts, Faculty of Arts, University of Maiduguri, Borno State. [email protected] Peter Sale: Department of Visual and Performing Arts, Faculty of Arts, University of Maiduguri, Borno State. [email protected]

b. Jonah Baba: Department of Visual and Performing Arts, Faculty of Arts, University of Maiduguri, Borno State. Peter Sale: Department of Visual and Performing Arts, Faculty of Arts, University of Maiduguri, Borno State. [email protected] Zirra Bonaventure: Department of Visual and Performing Arts, Faculty of Arts, University of Maiduguri, Borno State. [email protected]

c. Jonah Baba: Department of Visual and Performing Arts, Faculty of Arts, University of Maiduguri, Borno State. [email protected] Gwari, W. Bako: Department Of Industraial Design, Faculty of Environmental Design, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. [email protected] Peter Sale: Department of Visual and Performing Arts, Faculty of Arts, University of Maiduguri, Borno State. [email protected]

Correspondence a. Department of Fine Arts, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria. Tel. No. Address (Tel. No., +2349076136878, Email: [email protected] Email, Physical) b. International Institute for Science, Technology and . Email: www.iiste.org. c. Department of Visual and Performing Arts, Faculty of Arts, University of Maiduguri, Borno State. Tel No: 07066478884 Email: [email protected] Publication Status a. Published (Published/unpublishe b. Published d) c. Published Source of Publication a. Egghead, a Journal of Art. Vol. 2 No. 2. Department of Fine Arts, (Journal, Periodical, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Pages 32-37. 2017 etc, Vol, Page Nos.) b. Journal of Arts and Design Studies. ISSN 2224-6061 (Paper) ISSN 2225-059X (Online) Vol.54, Pages 1 – 8. 2017 c. Maiduguri Journal of Arts and Design Vol. 1, Pages 260-268. July, 2017 Year of Publication a. 2017 b. 2017 c. 2017 Source of Funding a. Authors and Amount b. Authors c. Authors Abstract Research Impact/ a. The study uncovered the learning style preferences of Contribution to undergraduate Basic Design Students of the Department of Knowledge (h-index; Industrial Design, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. patenting, etc. b. The Applied Gagne’s Nine Events in Designing a Multimedia programme with the view of enhancing students’ level of assimilation of elements and principles of design through the use of text, graphics, sound and animations. This is in line with the Federal Ministry of Education Curriculum for Cultural and Creative Arts JSS 1-3. c. This study examines the effectiveness of computer in assisting printing press in making sound and effective decision in ABU Press Limited.

Abstracts:

a. An Examination of Learning Style Preferences among Undergraduate Basic Design Students of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.

Learning styles are innate preferences of individuals as to how they prefer to go about the process of learning, and it is one of the dominant factors which affect the academic success of students. The aim of this study was to examine the learning style preferences of undergraduate Basic Design Students of Department of Industrial Design, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. A total of 50 first-year basic design students of the university mentioned above, participated. The learning style inventory developed by Ferrett Sharon was adopted for the research and used to determine the students’ learning preference. Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic (VAK) questionnaire was used to identify the students’ preferred mode of learning. The forty-two items questionnaire defines preference for learning based on the sensory modalities: visual, auditory and kinesthetic. The data obtained from this study were analysed using descriptive and percentage analysis. Results from the percentage analysis revealed that, among the learning style categories 31.25% of the students’ preferred visual (V) learning style followed by auditory (A) 27.08%; kinesthetic (K) 14.58%; and visual/auditory (VA) 14.58%.

Applying Gagne’s Nine Events in Designing a Multimedia Programme for Teaching Elements and Principles of Design in Secondary Schools

This study sought to evaluate the effectiveness of Multimedia Programme for teaching elements and principles of design in Demonstration Secondary School, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Multimedia elements were employed to create the student–centred learning environment and were designed using Gagne’s Nine Events of Instructions, which provide an appropriate theoretical framework of a good instructional design. The study also compared the effects of using multimedia teaching instruction versus conventional classroom instruction on students’ Elements and Principles of Design achievement test scores. The duration of this study covered six weeks and experimental design (pretest/post-test) were used. The samples consisted of 20 students from JSS 2 classes, ten students as the control group, and the other ten students as the experimental group. Independent Sample T-test results showed that the students who were taught using multimedia teaching instruction demonstrated significantly higher achievement than that of the conventional classroom instruction. The findings revealed that a multimedia programme that is designed with Gagne’s nine events of instruction is capable of improving learning by managing cognitive load in working memory, and supporting the transfer of learning. It is recommended that the use of multimedia instruction must be given adequate priority in the Nigerian school system. Government and relevant private stakeholders need to be encouraged to supply all the essential multimedia equipment and facilities needed for training to improve teaching and learning of creative arts. More resource and media production centres should be established and the existing ones rejuvenated. Training and retraining of teachers on the selection and appropriate use of multimedia for teaching should be encouraged.

b. The Effectiveness of Computer in Decision Making in Ahmadu Bello Printing Press Limited.

This study examines the effectiveness of computer in assisting printing press in making sound and effective decision in ABU Press Limited. The major source of data for this research is primary data through the administration of questionnaire using a likert scale. Purposive sampling technique was used to obtain the samples of the study. The findings show that a computer information system is an indispensable tool in decision making in today’s technological age. That ABU Press uses some current computers and digital printing system which enhance production process and efficiency. The findings also indicate that there is immediate access to all the data they need on customers and their jobs through the computer system. The printing press is however, advised to invest in information technology tools as it improves their efficiency, effectiveness and overall performance.