Utilization of Laboratory Facilities and Students’ Academic Performance of Chemistry Students in Calabar, Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigate  the utilization of laboratory facilities and their relationship with students’ academic performance in Calabar.  A total of three hundred and fifty students drawn from fourteen public secondary schools were used for this study. The data were analyzed using two instruments which include; questionnaire on utilization (QULF) Chemistry and Achievement Test (CAT).  The data collected were analyzed using population t-test and Pearson Product Moment Correlation. However, it was observed from the data analyzed that laboratory facilities are not adequately utilized in secondary schools for teaching Chemistry.  It was also noticed that laboratory facilities do not significantly contribute to the variance in students’ academic performance in Chemistry.

Keywords: Academic, Facilities, Chemistry laboratory, utilization.