ACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO POOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN CHEMISTRY AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS' IN GUSAU METROPOLIS, ZAMFARA STATE
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2018-11-23
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Federal University Gusau Zamfara State
Abstract
his study investigated "The Factors that Contribute to Poor Academic Achievement in Chemistry
among Senior Secondary Schools Students in Gusau Metropolis." The study involves two hundred
(200) students and Twenty Five Teachers (25) Five from each School randomly selected from five selected secondary schools in Gusa u metropolis. Two instruments were used to gather data from this
study. the instrument are (]) Student Questionnaire (2) Teachers Questionnaire Three research
questions were raised and analyzed using Mean and Standard Deviation and Three null hypotheses were .formulated and analyzed at The result of the study revealed that Student Interest, Environmental
factor, Methodology of Instruction, Availability of Teaching/learning materials, Course Content- related factors, Career Factor. Also, the study revealed interest does not significantly influence
academic Achievement in chemistry. The study also showed that teacher Methodology of Instruction gnificant effect on students academic achievement.