Students’ attitudes toward learning pattern drafting in Technical Universities in Ghana

Abstract

This study assessed students’ attitudes towards pattern drafting lessons in Technical Universities in Ghana to ascertain why most Fashion (Clothing and Textiles) students find pattern drafting challenging or uninteresting. The main purpose was achieved by exploring these specific objectives: investigating students’ perception towards pattern drafting, assessing students’ attitude towards participation in pattern drafting, and investigating resources for teaching pattern drafting lessons at two technical Universities, TTU and CCTU. were engaged. The study used a quantitative research design; a purposive sampling technique was employed. An online questionnaire was used to solicit information, and one hundred and forty-one (141) respondents were committed. According to the study, there are more females than males in the Clothing and Textiles programme. The study indicated that most students perceived pattern drafting to be difficult but have positive attitude towards the course since most students affirmed their likeness for the course, participated actively in class and said they practiced the lesson at their leisure time, most inscribed their discouraging factor to teaching method and different text books used by lectures, whiles they tagged their motivating factor to the importance of the lesson in their careers. Performance rating was encouraging, but resources were inadequate, except for lecturers. The study recommends the provision of adequate resources, the adoption of innovative teaching, and the use of common textbooks by lecturers.