School Related Factors Influencing Effective Teaching of Chemistry in Some Selected Secondary Schools in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State

ABSTRACT

This study grew out of the need for a research into poor academic performance in chemistry at the secondary school level. It is designed to find out the school Related Factors Influencing Teachers Effectiveness, in Chemistry in some selected secondary school in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State. Ten secondary schools were randomly selected in the local government, also three teachers were selected from each of the secondary school. The instrument used was the researcher’s designed questionnaire, and four hypotheses were generated for this study and the Chi-square method was used to test the hypotheses. In view of the result obtained, all hypotheses tested were rejected. Against this background science teachers, chemistry in particular should be given opportunities to attend seminars, symposiums, workshops so as to get themselves up-dated in their teaching method. Also the number of students in a classroom should not be more than twenty and the science laboratory should be well equipped with modern technological equipments.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page                                                                                        i

Certification                                                                                    ii

Dedication                                                                                       iii

Acknowledgement                                                                          iv

Abstract                                                                                           v

Table of Contents                                                                            iv

Chapter One

1.0     Introduction                                                                           1

1.1     Background to the Study                                                      5

1.2     Statement of the Problem                                                     9

1.3     Purpose of the Study                                                             12

1.4     Research Questions                                                               12

1.5     Research Hypotheses                                                            13

1.6     Significance of the Study                                                      14

1.7     Scope and Limitation of the Study                                                15

1.8       Definition of Terms                                                                                     16

Chapter Two

2.0     Review of Related Literature                                                         18

2.1     Definition and Scope of Teachers’ Effectiveness                 18

2.2     Factors Affecting Teachers’ Effectiveness                           23

2.3     Role of Teachers in Student Learning                                 33

2.4     Methods and Tools for Measuring Teachers’

Effectiveness                                                                          34

2.5     Needs to Increases Teachers’ Effectiveness                         39

Chapter Three: Research Methods                                             

3.1            Introduction                                                                           41

3.2            Research Design                                                                    41

3.3            Population                                                                             42

3.4            Sample and Sampling Techniques                                                42

3.5            Research Instrument                                                             42

3.6            Validity of the Instruments                                                  43

3.7            Reliability of the Instrument                                                          43

3.8            Production for Data Collection                                            44

3.9            Procedure for Data Analysis                                                         44

Chapter Four

4.0            Data Analysis                                                                        45

4.1            Demographic Data                                                                45

4.2            Hypothesis Testing                                                               48

Chapter Five

5.1            Summary                                                                               52

5.2            Conclusion                                                                             53

5.3            Recommendations                                                                 54

References                                                                              56

Appendix                                                                               59