Abimaje Etimane SHAIBU 1 and Jonah Godwin AMEH 2
1 Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, Prince Abubakar Audu University Anyigba, Kogi State, Nigeria.
2 Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria
Abstract
This study assessed the quality and quantity of teachers in the teaching and learning of chemistry in senior secondary schools in Kogi State, Nigeria. The study was guided by three specific purposes, with three corresponding research questions and one null hypothesis. The study adopted descriptive survey research design with the population of 1597chemistry students in SSII in 285 government-owned public senior secondary schools in Kogi State, Nigeria. 320 SSII students were sampled using multi-stage sampling technique. Assessment of the Quality and Quantity of Senior Secondary School Chemistry Questionnaire (AQQSSSCQ) was used as an instrument. Cronbach alpha was used to determine the internal consistency of the instrument with reliability coefficient of 0.74. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while t-test was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed among others that teachers who teach chemistry in senior secondary schools are of good quality. Also, the findings revealed that the quantity of teachers that teach chemistry is low as some schools have no chemistry teachers while others just have one teacher teaching all chemistry classes in the school. The findings showed that male and female students differ significantly in their performance in senior secondary school chemistry. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended among others that the quantity of chemistry teachers should be increased by the government recruiting qualified chemistry teachers regardless of gender.
Keywords: Assessment, Chemistry, Quality of Teachers, Quantity of Teachers, Academic Performance, Chemistry Education
How to Cite this Article:
Shaibu, A. E. & Ameh, J. G. (2024). Assessment of the Quality and Quantity of Teachers in the Teaching and Learning of Chemistry in Senior Secondary Schools in Kogi State, Nigeria. VillageMath Educational Review (VER), 6(1), 113-123. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13374375
