GENERAL EDUCATION PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS

ABSTRACT Billboard platform is a medium through which information, goods and services are visually disseminated to people. It is a visual communication device which employs texts and pictures to create a visual statement for visual appreciation. Its relevance to the audience cannot be overemphasized. That is why in all corners of the roads, streets, schools, companies among others, different sizes of bill posters are placed at strategic positions for direction, notification, awareness, comprehension and appreciation. This research is aimed at appraising billboard platforms in Enugu metropolis with effort to synthesize in a concise manner as possible the research questions that will be raised from the topic “Billboards in Enugu Metropolis: A Platform for Art Education”. It will represent an effort to assess and understand the extent billboard platform catch individual’s attention; whether billboard platform leave memorable impression on individuals; to what extent people develop their ability to respond to and analyze visual forms; the task of understanding how effective billboard platforms have helped to promote learning; to determine how billboard could help or have been helping as a means for art education. The research carried out an in-depth study of the types, sizes and formats of billboard platforms in three sites within Enugu metropolis. It also looked at the language used in visual communication. The study contains the introductory chapter, the related literature, the

ABSTRACT This study sought to determine the effect of the local resources on students’ achievement and interest in Cultural and Creative Arts (CCA). It also investigated the influence of gender and location on achievement and interest in CCA when local resources are used. The two types of instructional materials used are local resources for the experimental group while commercial materials for the control group. The study employed a quasi experimental 2 x 2 x 2 factorial research design, involving four intact groups. Specifically the pretest, posttest non-equivalent control group design was adopted. Ninety-Eight (98) Junior Secondary School two (JSS 11) students randomly drawn from four schools in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria, served as the subjects for the study. The subjects in each of the four groups were tested before and after treatment on their achievement and interest in the units of Cultural and Creative Arts taught during the study. Ten research questions and ten null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The researcher hypothesized that type of resources, gender and location as main effects and the interaction between the three independent factors would not have significant (< 0.05) effect on the learners’ achievement and interest in CCA. Instruments used for data collection were a Cultural and Creative Arts Achievement Test (CCAAT) which consisted of 40 questions and a Cultural and Creative Arts Interest Inventory (CCAII) made up of

TABLE CONTENTS Title Page———i Certification——–ii Dedication———iii Acknowledgement——-iv Abstract ———vi Table of Content——–vii Chapter One 1.0 Introduction ——-1 1.1 Statement of Problem——4 1.2 Purpose of the Study——5 1.3 Significance of Study——8 1.4 Limitation——–9 1.5 Scope of Study——-11 Chapter Two 2.0 Review of Related Literature —-12 2.6 Summary of Literature Review—- 19 Chapter Three 3.0 Research Methodology and Procedure—22 3.1 Population ——–22 3.2 Sample and Sampling Technique—-22 3.3 Validation of the Instrument —-23 3.4 Reliability of the Instrument —–23 3.5 Data Analysis——-23 Chapter Four 4.0 Presentation and Discussion of Result—24 4.1 Analysis and interpretaion of Data—25 4.2 Discussion of Results——38 Chapter Five 5.0. Summary, Conclusion, and Recommendation –40 5.1 Summary——–40 5.2 Conclusion——–41 5.3 Recommendation——42 References ———45 Appendix 1——–47 Appendix ———50

Bioarchaeological research in Austria has largely been characterised by the lack of institutionalisation for nearly a century. In contrast to the long tradition of biological anthropology research facilities, archaeobotanical and archaeozoological positions only became established in a period from the 1970s till the early 1990s. Forming a cornerstone of the Austrian Archaeological Institute’s integration process into the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the establishment of ÖAI’s Department for Bioarchaeology in 2016 marks the first time in 40 years that such a bioarchaeological research unit has been successfully established as new. The department unites researchers in archaeobotany, archaeozoology and biological anthropology under the same roof, and is embedded into the research infrastructure of the country’s largest non-university research institution. IANSA 2019 ● X/2 ● 167–175 Andreas G. Heiss, Alfred Galik, Michelle Gamble, Magdalena Srienc, Sabine Ladstätter: The Department for Bioarchaeology at the Austrian Archaeological Institute (ÖAI), Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) 168 disciplinary and methodological borders. Aside from the positive effects on communication and cooperation between the Department for Bioarchaeology and all historical-cultural units of the institute, synergies with the Department for Restoration and Conservation have proven to be extremely beneficial, due to the exchange of ideas, the possibility of supporting bioarchaeological work and archiving