Investigation Into The Causes Of Poor Performance Of Students In Chemistry

Some scholars have found out from some states of the federation that the results of chemistry students in senior secondary School certificate examination have been always poor. “Among students who enroll in chemistry, the results in chemistry are very poor. We found out that the chemistry teachers who teach them are competent enough. Achievement in science, like chemistry is affected by the teaching personality of the science teachers […]

Comparative study of student performance in WAEC biology, chemistry and English from 2004 – 2008 in Enugu North Local Government Area. In this study the researchers want to know to what extent the student performance in English varies from the student’s performance in biology and to what extent the student performance in English vary from chemistry. This has motivated the researcher towards reviewing all the related literature necessar […]

The research work sought to find the extent of integration of practical into teaching chemistry in Senior Secondary Schools in Enugu South L.G.A Enugu State. Research questions were raised and questionnaire was used to elicit responses from the students. The information so obtained were subject to analysis using analysis of variance (ANOVA). Results of the statistical analysis showed that these students are sufficiently aware of the im […]

This project work was carried out to determine the impact of laboratory practical on senior secondary school academic achievement in SS 2 Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics in Enugu North Local Government Area of Enugu State. The long held motion is that practical offers students a more realistic experience in science but Lunetta (2008), reported that some educators have begun to question seriously the impartation and the role of labor […]

This project work was carried out to determine the impact of laboratory practical on senior secondary school academic achievement in SS 2 Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics in Enugu North Local Government Area of Enugu State. The long held motion is that practical offers students a more realistic experience in science but Lunetta (2008), reported that some educators have begun to question seriously the impartation and the role of labor […]

This study was carried out to examine effect of inquiry based learning on student academic achievement in chemistry in selected secondary schools in Ewekoro Local Government, Ogun State. Specifically, the study examined effects of inquiry teaching method and traditional/conventional teaching method on the performance of students in chemistry in senior secondary schools in Ogun State and also determine the difference in effects of inqui […]