Some Factors Affecting the Performance of Secondary School Students in Chemistry, A Kolokuma/Opokuma Study.

Abstract

The study reveals the extent at which factors like attitude/interest, previous preparation, study style, parental involvement and teacher expectancy influence students’ performance in chemistry in Kolokuma/Opokuma local government area of Bayelsa State. The study adopted the correlation research design as it seeks to establish relationship between two or more variables. The scope of the study comprises of all senior secondary school III (SSS III) students from ten randomly selected schools to make a total sample of six hundred students. The instrument for data collection was the Students Chemistry Learning Inventory (SCLI) designed by the researcher and chemistry performance test. The reliability of SCLI was established with a test-retest method to obtain a coefficient (r) = 0.82 with Pearson product moment correlation. The data obtained from SCLI and tests were analyzed by Pearson product moment correlation and the results were found statistically significant (Z crit = 1.96) at df = 598 and p ? 0.05.

Keywords: Chemistry, Kolokuma/Opokuma, Student, Relationship, Performance